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Moon mission patch beamed onto rocket assembly building: Space photo of the day
NASA celebrated the release of its Artemis 2 crew patch by projecting the insignia's art onto the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida.
SpaceX's Fram2 mission captures 1st human X-ray in Earth orbit
SpaceX's Fram2 astronauts take the first X-ray images of the human body in space, with a tip-of-the-hat to the first X-ray image ever taken.
How rare are inhabited worlds in the universe? The 'LIFE' space telescope fleet could find out
The LIFE mission would feature four space telescopes acting together to search for biosignatures on rocky planets in the habitable zones of their stars.
Partial solar eclipse September 2025: Live updates
The next solar eclipse will be on Sept. 21, 2025.
'Major disruption' has caused Arctic polar vortex to slide off North Pole, scientists say
A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.
Total lunar eclipse September 2025: Live updates
The next lunar eclipse will be overnight on Sept. 7-8, 2025.
On this day in space! April 7, 1983: 1st spacewalk from a NASA space shuttle
On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6.
The most powerful explosions in the universe could reveal where gold comes from
Extraordinarily powerful light from gamma-ray bursts might help produce heavy elements from the outer shells of dying stars.
