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Intuitive Machines' second moon lander, named Athena, arrived on Florida's Space Coast on Jan. 28, 2025.

Private Athena moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX launch on Feb. 26

By Andrew Jones published

Athena, the second lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, is set to launch soon, carrying NASA payloads and Nokia's first-ever moon-based 4G network.

The moon
European Space Agency's Swarm satellites have been monitoring the magnetic field around Earth since 2013.

European 'Swarm' satellites detect electric currents from the ocean's tides

By Tereza Pultarova published

Satellites have detected electromagnetic signals generated by ocean tides, suggesting that space-born sensors could obtain insights into the motion of other liquid masses on Earth.

Earth

20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Earth is home to some truly bizarre and breathtaking landscapes — here are 20 that look straight out of an alien world.

Earth
An electric car is just one of the many unusual objects that have left the confines of Earth.

When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.

By Tariq Malik published

The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.

Asteroids

Aurora alert! Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere could spark impressive northern lights tonight and tomorrow (photo)

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31. and Feb. 1.

The Sun
An illustration shows two faces of Mars a hot and arid watseland and as a cold water ice rich enviroment

Mars was hot then cold then hot again. Could life have really survived there?

By Robert Lea published

Scientists may have figured out how Mars hung onto its surface liquid water in its ancient history via alternating periods of hot and cold. But what would the impact have been on habitability?

Mars
The bulbous blue orb of Earth rises from below. On the left, a white spacecraft.

Watch Earth and space in 4K with Sen's new 24/7 livestream from the ISS (video)

By Josh Dinner published

Space streaming company Sen is now broadcasting live views of Earth and space from the International Space Station (ISS) in 4K HD.

Earth
An image of dwarf planet Ceres captured by NASA's Dawn mission.

How did life's building blocks end up on dwarf planet Ceres?

By Victoria Corless published

The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

Dwarf Planets

NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

By Monisha Ravisetti published

NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space rock Bennu.

Asteroids
a handful of white and tan buildings, one with a large blue nasa logo, sit in the foothills of mountains.

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab opens doors after LA fires, helps firefighter helicopters refuel

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab begins normal operations after devastating LA fires as hundreds of employees who were displaced begin rebuilding their lives.

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