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Magnetic mystery at Mercury revealed by BepiColombo probe (video)

The BepiColombo probe's flybys of Mercury have revealed just how sharply and rapidly the planet's local environment changes in response to the solar wind.

Sep 19, 2024

China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after nearly 6 years on the far side of the moon (video)

China's Chang'e 4 rover Yutu 2 has been working on the far side of the moon for nearly six years. It was designed to operate for just three lunar days, or about three Earth months.

Sep 19, 2024

Caught on camera: Satellite tracker photographs secret spacecraft

Satellite tracker and photographer Felix Schöfbänker has captured a variety of secret spacecraft on camera, revealing "things that either were not known, or only were speculated before."

Sep 19, 2024

Rocket Lab aborts launch of 5 'Internet of Things' satellites at last second (video)

Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle appeared to fire up briefly today (Sept. 18) before shutting down, resulting in a launch abort.

Sep 18, 2024

NASA's 'Hidden Figures' women awarded Congressional Gold Medals

Though they may never shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer "hidden figures," and they now have Congressional Gold Medals to prove it.

Sep 18, 2024

'Transformers One' is an end of summer sensation certain to please fans (review)

Paramount's new all-CG animated 'Transformers' film delivers a dynamic origin story for the shapeshifting robots from outer space.

Sep 18, 2024

The largest volcano on Mars may sit above a 1,000-mile magma pool. Could Olympus Mons erupt again?

A low-density, weak-gravity region has been found below Olympus Mons and the Tharsis volcanoes, while Mars' northern hemisphere is littered with puzzling high-gravity structures beneath the surface.

Sep 18, 2024

2nd Kuiper Belt? Our solar system may be much larger than thought

Eleven objects found at the extremities of the solar system could mark the location of a 'Kuiper Belt 2.'

Sep 18, 2024

AI is on the hunt for dark matter

The secrets of dark matter might be hiding in the immense cosmic crashes that are colliding galaxy clusters.

Sep 18, 2024

Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study suggests

Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring system long ago, created from the debris of a passing asteroid that our planet tore apart.

Sep 18, 2024