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ESA's sun spacecraft captures 1st close-up of our star's magnetic engine in motion
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"Solar Orbiter can now provide this missing piece of the puzzle."

Volcano belches ash over Chile | Space photo of the day for Nov. 10, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission captured a plume of ash over the Planchón-Peteroa volcanic complex.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
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 2025.

Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov. 3, 2025: Which meteor shower peaked this week?
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com’s biggest headlines.

Aging stars destroy their planets more often than we thought: What does this mean for Earth?
By Robert Lea published
"We expected to see this effect, but we were still surprised by just how efficient these stars seem to be at engulfing their close planets."

No, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't 'changed color', scientist says
By Brett Tingley published
While media outlets have reported that curious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has changed color, the scientists behind a recent study say that isn't actually the case.

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may be hundreds of times hotter than scientists thought
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed that the solar system's most volcanic body is even hotter than scientists thought.

JWST makes key detection of complex organic molecules around star in galaxy beyond our Milky Way
By Keith Cooper published
The molecules are building blocks of the chemical precursors of things such as RNA.
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