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Mars may have once been filled with seas of magma that made the Red Planet habitable
By Keith Cooper published
Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA's InSight mission suggest.

'Titan is actually a very reasonable destination for humans': Scientists start mapping out crewed mission to huge Saturn moon
By Leonard David published
Researchers met recently for the first "Humans to Titan Summit 2026," which explored how to send astronauts to the huge Saturn moon.

NASA will announce moon base news today: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this afternoon, and you can watch it live.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026
By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

Light pollution may be erasing millions of dollars in value at US dark-sky parks
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Researchers combined satellite data and visitor surveys at dark-sky parks to quantify the economic value of dark skies amid rising light pollution.

Japanese probe set for super-close flyby on July 5: 'We're going to discover another beast to put in the zoo of asteroids'
By Andrew Jones published
Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 will soon attempt one of the closest, riskiest space-rock flybys in spaceflight history.

Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd published
This is truly a view like no other.

A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?
By Leonard David published
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is set to impact the moon this August, but experts aren't sure if the crash will be visible from Earth.
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