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Russia says its Luna-25 lunar lander has crashed into the moon

Luna-25, which Russia had hoped would land at the south pole of the moon, crashed into the moon on Aug. 19 after an orbital maneuver went wrong.

Space

NASA flew a modified U-2 spy plane into thunderstorms to study super-energetic gamma-rays

Researchers flew NASA's ER-2 aircraft as close to thunderclouds as safely possible and captured 'the most detailed' data of gamma-rays and thunderclouds ever recorded through airborne analysis.

Space

How many potentially dangerous asteroids narrowly miss Earth each year?

Last year Earth had more than 100 close encounters with large asteroids. What are the odds of a direct hit in the near future?

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Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'ghost' peers through the universe's past

Imaged beautifully by Hubble, NGC 6684 is a 'lenticular' galaxy very different to our own Milky Way.

LiveScience

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander prepares for historic touchdown

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander may arrive on the moon as soon as Aug. 21. The mission aims to carry the baton from a previous series of Soviet landers, at the moon's south pole.

Space

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer satellite is ready to hunt for water on the moon

The final instrument has been added to NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe, enabling it to hunt for water on the moon's surface when it launches in early 2024.

Space

Karol 'Bo' Bobko, former NASA astronaut who flew three shuttle missions, dies at 85

Karol 'Bo' Bobko, who was the only NASA astronaut to fly on the first launch of two space shuttle orbiters, has died at the age of 85. In total, Bobko logged 16 days, 2 hours and 3 minutes in space.

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Edinburgh fringe 2023 week two roundup: to the stars – via Essex

A dazzling drama about women slipping the surly bonds of male-dominated Nasa joins Essex poetry, New York silliness and Lorna Rose Treen’s laugh-fest as second-week treats

The Guardian - UK

See Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket come together at Florida space coast factory (photo)

Social media post provides rare insight into Blue Origin's work and progress on its New Glenn rocket.

Space

This Canadian satellite was supposed to last 2 years in space. It's now celebrating 20

The Canadian Space Agency's Scisat is a valuable hunter of climate change evidence, producing big-name publications in Nature and Science recently despite its advanced age.

Space

Hubble images a museum of galaxies, and some are gravitationally warped (photo)

A new image released by NASA shows-off the galaxies of Abell 3322.

Space

'Foundation' space advisor on keeping Asimov's fictional galaxy realistic (exclusive)

NASA planetary scientist and "Foundation" space advisor Kevin Hand tells Space.com how the series stays rooted in as much actual science and astrophysics as possible.

Space

China's rover maps 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the dark side of the moon

Scientists were able to visualize the upper 1,000 feet of the moon's surface for the first time. Their results reveal billions of years of previously hidden lunar history.

LiveScience

Bakery 'Kochs up' kolache to honor moon-bound Artemis astronaut

NASA astronaut Christina Koch's assignment to fly around the moon has already given launch to a tasty treat. Good Dough, a bakery in Galveston, Texas, has created the 'Koch it to the Moon' kolache.

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Mars is Accelerating Its Spin, According to Data from a Defunct NASA Mission

Mars is spinning faster, its days have shortened, and its heart wobbles, according to NASA.

Space

NASA propulsion technology brings 'flying cars' closer to reality

The Epiphany Transporter is the latest 'flying car' effort to be unveiled, but this one has NASA engineering at its back.

Space

SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch pad ahead of Crew-7 liftoff (photos)

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance has arrived at Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A ahead of the Aug. 25 launch of the Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.

Space

SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter aces 55th Red Planet flight

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has taken to the skies yet again, covering 866 feet (264 meters) of ground on its 55th Red Planet flight.

Space

NASA rolls Artemis 2 mobile launch tower to pad for tests (photos)

The mobile launch platform that supports NASA's Space Launch System rocket was rolled to the pad for testing ahead of next year's crewed Artemis 2 mission to the moon.

Space

Neptune's clouds have vanished, and the sun may be to blame (video)

Thanks to the sun's 11-year-long cycle, Neptune might be systematically purged of its clouds.

Inverse

Neptune's Clouds Just Disappeared — and Astronomers Think They Know Why

Decades of telescope data from the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories reveals that solar radiation triggers Neptune’s clouds.

LiveScience

The Milky Way wasn't always a spiral —and astronomers may finally know why it 'shape-shifted'

A century-old mystery of how galaxies change shapes has been solved by considering 'survival of the fittest' collisions between cosmic titans.

LiveScience

Bizarre polygons on Mars' surface hint that alien life on Red Planet was possible

A patchwork of polygon-shaped cracks in ancient Martian mud are evidence of past wet-dry cycles, which could have helped extraterrestrial life emerge on the Red Planet.

The Conversation

NASA's Psyche mission to a metal world may reveal the mysteries of Earth's interior

French novelist Jules Verne delighted 19th-century readers with the tantalizing notion that a journey to the center of the Earth was actually plausible.

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