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Little Mars 'snowman' spotted by NASA's Perseverance rover (photo)
Do you see what we see? A stacked rock formation spotted by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover looks like a dusty snowman!
1st stratospheric skydive by a woman delayed to 2026, Hera Rising says
Hera Rising, the first effort to bring a woman skydiver into the stratosphere, now plans to launch its historic mission in 2026. Fundraising is one of the things the group is working on.
Scientists say they can now forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation years in advance
Scientists used thousands of years of climate data to show that El Niño Southern Oscillations can be predicted more than two years in advance.
How astronomers work out the size of our solar system
June 25, 2024 marked a new “first” in the history of spaceflight.
Newly discovered cave on the moon could house future lunar astronauts
The lava tube is likely one of many on the lunar surface.
Sun blasts out 2nd X-class flare this week, triggers more radio blackouts (video)
Sunspot region AR 3738 fired off an X1.9 flare as it exited the sun's western limb on July 16, 2024 and caused radio blackouts over much of Africa, Europe, and parts of North and South America.
Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029, and this European satellite will be along for the ride
As Apophis passes closer to Earth than geosynchronous satellites in April 2029, the asteroid will hopefully be tracked by a new ESA mission called Ramses.
Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare triggering radio blackouts over Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan (video)
Watch a powerful X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's surface on July 13 and find out how it affected Earth.
