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Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space
By Andrew Jones published
An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.

A gateway to the Gateway around the moon | Space picture of the day for April 16, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
One of the first two modules that will form NASA's Gateway platform in orbit around the moon has arrived at its last stop before the launch site.

NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine: 'It has been all we had hoped for and more'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet's ancient history.

Star's swan song captured by Hubble Telescope | Space picture of the day for April 15, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts will return to Earth on April 19
By Robert Lea published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday night (April 19), if all goes to plan.

James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn diagram around a dying star
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star.

Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Space shuttle Discovery may be removed from the Smithsonian and put on display at Space Center Houston, if two senators from Texas get their way.

NASA's Juno probe at Jupiter hits 'safe mode' glitch, but bounces back just fine
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's Juno spacecraft went into safe mode twice on April 4, but everything's okay again.

See gorgeous green auroras dance over Earth in dazzling ISS astronaut video
By Mike Wall published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured two amazing videos of the auroras from his unique perch above Earth last week.

This star burped after eating a planet — but the planet was really asking for it
By Keith Cooper published
The James Webb Space Telescope has revisited a star that swallowed a planet and found that instead of the star subsuming the planet, it was the planet that crashed into the star.
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