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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)
The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago today
Since then, a multitude of spacecraft have rocketed Marsward from a variety of nations.
NASA just took the closest-ever images of the sun, and they are incredible (video)
NASA has released remarkable video captured during the Parker Solar Probe's record-breaking 2024 flyby, offering the closest views of the sun ever recorded.
Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission
Scientists have found that Uranus emits its own internal heat, contradicting data from NASA's Voyager 2 probe nearly four decades ago.
Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon
"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?"
Sunspot crackling with magnetic 'bombs' is now turning toward Earth (photo)
Astrophotographer Philippe Tosi captured explosive Ellerman bombs on the sun's surface as an active sunspot turned toward Earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't Earth but it could still ruin your day: Here's how
Earth may be safe from an impact by the asteroid 2024 YR4, but it still has a chance of striking the moon. This lunar impact could pose a risk to space tech and astronauts.
Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'
3I/ATLAS isn't just fascinating because it is the third interstellar visitor found in the solar system; new research suggests it's also the oldest comet ever seen, at over 7 billion years old.
