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Posted on May 19, 2026

Lasers in moon craters could create a lunar GPS system

Scientists are exploring how lasers stabilized in the moon's coldest, darkest craters could enable a GPS-like network to help future Artemis astronauts and spacecraft navigate the lunar surface with far greater precision.
Posted on May 17, 2026May 18, 2026

Watch NASA’s new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)

NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will fly through the thin atmosphere of the Red Planet.
Posted on May 17, 2026May 18, 2026

Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online TODAY

The livestream will begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT on May 18, bringing near real time views of the asteroid from robotic telescopes in Italy, weather permitting.
Posted on May 16, 2026

Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was almost called 3I/Rubin, after researchers found that the giant survey telescope coincidentally spotted this visitor from the stars over a week before it was officially discovered.
Posted on May 15, 2026

Mars orbiter captures striking images of ‘chaos and craters’ carved by ancient floods

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.
Posted on May 14, 2026

No, this isn’t a solar eclipse. It’s an image of Mars, captured by NASA’s asteroid-bound Psyche probe

NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).
Posted on May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest ‘hydraulic jump’ in the solar system

A 3,700-mile-long cloud bank on Venus forms through the same phenomenon that describes how water spreads out in your kitchen sink, scientists say.
Posted on May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2026

The arctic winds have created something truly stunning.
Posted on May 11, 2026May 12, 2026

Satellite spies one of Russia’s most active volcanoes melting snow from the inside out

Fresh satellite images reveal volcanic heat melting snow around Russia's relentless Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Posted on May 11, 2026May 12, 2026

They really launched this tiny spacecraft (Well, sort of.) | Space photo of the day for May 11, 2026

It's the tiniest Mars test we've seen yet.

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