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Passing the Keys! The Space Station Gets a New Commander Today
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir hands command of the International Space Station to cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov today, as Crew-12 prepares to come home.
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Cosmic Slingshot! A Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Just Used Earth as a Speed Boost
Europe's JUICE spacecraft swung past Earth last week, using our planet's gravity like a slingshot to speed up on its long journey to Jupiter's moons.
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Rocket Revolution! World Space Week Blasts Off Today
World Space Week 2026 starts today! The theme is 'Rocket Revolution,' celebrating how rockets are changing and who gets to reach space.
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Planet Hunter! NASA's Newest Telescope Opens Its Eye for the Very First Time
NASA's Roman Space Telescope turned on its planet-hunting coronagraph in space for the first time. Here's what it saw and why it matters!
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Ring Spotlight! Saturn Will Be at Its Very Best This Weekend
Saturn reaches opposition on October 4, 2026 — its brightest night of the year! Look up this weekend to see the ringed planet glowing all night long.
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Moon Base, Here We Come! NASA Picks Three New Science Missions for the Moon
NASA just chose three brand-new science experiments to send to the Moon's south pole. They will help build the world's first Moon Base for astronauts!
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Blast Off! Four Astronauts Race to the Space Station at Record Speed
NASA's Crew-13 blasted off today! Four astronauts are racing to the ISS aboard Dragon Grace — and could set the fastest docking record in history.
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Map Quest! China Is Drawing a Brand-New Map of Mars Using Artificial Intelligence
China announced plans to create the world's first AI-powered geological map of the entire surface of Mars by 2028 — and it will help find signs of ancient water!
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Great News From Saturn! Finding Life on Moon Enceladus Just Got Easier
Scientists say Saturn's icy moon Enceladus could support microbes AND makes signs of life easy to find. It's great news in the hunt for alien life!
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Wake Up, Spacecraft! Earth's Asteroid-Watcher Just Turned On for the First Time
A spacecraft called RAMSES, built to study the asteroid Apophis during its close flyby of Earth in 2029, just turned on its computer for the first time!
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Second Chance! NASA and Boeing Share Big Plans for the Starliner Spacecraft
NASA and Boeing held a big news conference on September 28, 2026, sharing plans for the Starliner spacecraft's future crew flights to the space station.
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Into Orbit! SpaceX's Giant Starship Rocket Tries Its Most Daring Mission Yet
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is attempting to reach orbit for the very first time ever on September 28, 2026. Here's what's happening!
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Cosmic Glow! Scientists Hear a Planet 64 Light-Years Away for the Very First Time
For the first time ever, scientists detected a radio signal coming directly from a planet outside our solar system — planet Beta Pictoris b, 64 light-years away.
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Astronauts on the Move! Crew-13 Arrives at the Launch Pad to Get Ready for Space
Four astronauts from three countries arrive at Kennedy Space Center today as they prepare for their October 1 launch to the International Space Station.
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Two for One! Tonight's Full Moon Comes with a Ringed Planet Surprise
The Harvest Moon rises tonight, September 26, 2026 — and Saturn is right beside it! Here's how to spot both without a telescope.
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Still Going Strong! Hubble Just Lapped Earth for the 200,000th Time
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope just completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth — 36 years after launching on what was supposed to be a 15-year mission!
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Brand-New Telescope! NASA Just Picked Its Next Great Eye on the Universe
NASA has officially chosen a brand-new space telescope called PRIMA to study the deep universe in far-infrared light, launching around 2033!
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Look Out Tonight! The Farthest Planet Is at Its Best Right Now
Tonight, Neptune reaches opposition — its closest and brightest point of the year. Here's how to spot the solar system's most distant planet!
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Water Next to a Black Hole! Webb Telescope Makes a Stunning Discovery at the Heart of Our Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope found water near the Milky Way's giant black hole — in one of the most extreme places in the universe. Here's what scientists learned.
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History in Four Days! SpaceX Is Ready to Send Its Giant Rocket Around the Whole Earth
SpaceX is preparing Starship for its very first trip around Earth on September 28. It's the biggest rocket ever built — and this is its most important test yet!
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City of Stars! James Webb Telescope Finds Billions of Hidden Stars in Ancient Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope found huge numbers of hidden faint stars in ancient galaxies, making them 3 to 4 times more massive than scientists thought!
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Ready for Liftoff! SpaceX Moves Its Giant Rocket to the Pad for a Historic First
SpaceX rolled its massive Super Heavy booster to the launch pad as it prepares for Starship's very first orbital flight, targeting September 28, 2026.
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Space Friends! Albania Joins 72 Other Countries in a Big Space Promise
Albania signed the Artemis Accords at NASA headquarters today, becoming the 73rd country to agree to explore space peacefully. Here's what that means!
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Seven Months in Space! Crew-12 Astronauts Are Finally Heading Home
Four Crew-12 astronauts are preparing to leave the ISS after 7 months in space, while four Crew-13 replacements get ready for an early October launch.
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Special Delivery to Space! A Russian Cargo Ship Docks at the Space Station
A Russian Progress cargo ship docked at the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering about 3 tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the crew.
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Look Up Tonight! The Whole World Is Invited to a Moon Party
Tonight is International Observe the Moon Night! People everywhere are invited to look at the Moon and explore its craters, mountains, and plains. No telescope needed.
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Pika-Chu...se Your Destination! Pikachu Was a Real Astronaut — and the Mission Starts Today
A Pikachu plush toy spent 67 days on the International Space Station! Now ESA and Pokémon are opening a space exhibition across Europe starting today.
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Baby Planet Alert! Scientists Just Found the Youngest World Ever Discovered
Astronomers confirmed a planet less than 1 million years old — the youngest ever found! It's called Elias 2-24 b and it's still being born from a cloud of dust and gas.
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Super Saver! NASA's New Space Telescope Just Unlocked an Extra Decade of Science
NASA's Roman Space Telescope was built to last 10 years. Thanks to a super-accurate rocket burn, it now has fuel for at least 22 years of exploration!
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Round the World! SpaceX Is Preparing Starship for Its First-Ever Trip to Orbit
SpaceX is counting down to Starship's 14th test flight — its very first attempt to circle the entire Earth. Here's what makes this launch so special.
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Look Up Tonight! Venus Is at Its Absolute Brightest of the Year
Tonight, September 18, Venus shines at its very brightest in all of 2026! Here's how to find it in the sky — no telescope needed.
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Pluto Is Alive! Scientists Find Liquid Flowing on the Frozen Dwarf Planet
Scientists have found the first-ever evidence that liquid nitrogen flows on Pluto's surface, bubbling up through cracks in its giant heart-shaped glacier.
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Plants Glow — And a New Satellite Just Launched to Catch Them Doing It!
Europe launched two climate satellites on Sept. 15, 2026. One will detect the invisible glow plants make when they are photosynthesizing.
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Welcome to Space Club! A Small African Nation Joins 71 Others in a Big Space Promise
Djibouti became the 72nd country to sign the Artemis Accords today, promising to explore space peacefully alongside NASA and partner nations.
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Moon Detective! NASA and IBM Built an AI That Reads the Moon Like a Book
NASA and IBM released a free AI model that can find ice, map craters, and study the Moon's surface to help plan future astronaut missions.
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Star Explosion! A Dying Star Is Going Supernova Right Now — and You Might See It
A star 45 million light-years away is exploding in a galaxy that looks just like our Milky Way. Astronomers around the world are watching.
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Hold On! Four Astronauts Must Wait a Little Longer for Their Space Ride
SpaceX Crew-13 was supposed to launch today, but a small leak was found on the spacecraft. Here's what happened and what comes next for the four astronauts.
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The Universe Is Running Out of Baby Stars — But Nobody Knows Why!
New research finds the universe is making far fewer stars than it used to — yet the star-making fuel, hydrogen gas, is barely running low. It's a cosmic mystery!
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Tonight Is the Darkest Night of the Month — and That's Great News for Stargazers!
Tonight's New Moon on September 11, 2026, means the sky is extra dark — the perfect night to spot the Milky Way, distant galaxies, and star clusters with your own eyes.
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Blast Off! SpaceX Launches a Secret Space Force Mission Today
SpaceX launched a classified Falcon 9 rocket mission for the U.S. Space Force from California today. Here's what we know — and what's still secret!
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A Hole in Space! Hubble Photographs a Giant Cosmic Bubble 160,000 Light-Years Away
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a giant 'superbubble' in a nearby galaxy — a cosmic hole blown open by exploding stars!
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Now You See It, Now You Don't! The Moon Swallows Jupiter Today
Today the Moon slides in front of Jupiter and hides it from view in broad daylight. Here's what's happening and how to watch safely.
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Saturn Grows a New Shape! Hubble Spots a Giant 10-Sided Storm at the South Pole
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope just spotted a huge 10-sided storm swirling around Saturn's south pole. Here's why scientists are amazed!
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Eight Years in Space! A Spacecraft Just Took Its First Big Step Toward Mercury
After 8 years and 6 billion miles, the BepiColombo spacecraft began its historic Mercury arrival phase on Sept. 3, 2026. Here's what happens next!
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Will It Keep Flying? The Fate of NASA's Farthest-Ever Spacecraft Is in Question
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft explored Pluto and is now billions of miles away — but budget cuts may end its mission by October 2026.
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Still Fighting! NASA's Swift Telescope Is Back at Work After a Daring Rescue Attempt
NASA's Swift space telescope is scanning the sky again — even after a bold rescue mission failed to save it. Here's its amazing story.
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Making History Again! Two Women Step Outside the Space Station Today
NASA's Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie Adenot conducted the 6th all-female spacewalk in history today, floating outside the ISS for 6.5 hours.
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Owl in Orbit! A Tiny Rocket Just Launched a Cloud-Seeing Space Camera
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese Earth-watching radar satellite from New Zealand today. The satellite can see right through clouds, day or night.
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Off to the Stars! NASA's Roman Telescope Is Now on a Million-Mile Journey
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched yesterday and is now cruising a million miles through space. Here's what it will discover!
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Liftoff! NASA's Biggest New Telescope Rockets Into Space This Morning
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched today on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Here's what it will do — and why it's such a big deal!
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Space Club Gets Bigger! Turkey Is About to Become Country #71 on the Space Promise List
Turkey is joining the Artemis Accords tomorrow, becoming the 71st country to promise peaceful and safe space exploration. Here's what the Accords are all about!
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One Sleep Away! NASA's Mega-Telescope Launches Tomorrow Morning
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifts off Sunday morning. Here's what it will study — and why scientists are so excited.
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Two Days to Launch! NASA's Roman Telescope Gets the Final Go-Ahead This Morning
NASA's Roman Space Telescope passes its final launch readiness review today. Liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is set for Sunday, August 30, at 7:26 a.m. EDT.
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Stormy Skies, Better Warnings! Europe's Smartest Weather Satellite Launches Tonight
Europe's MTG-I2 weather satellite launches tonight on an Ariane 6 rocket! It will photograph storms in Europe every 2.5 minutes from 36,000 km up.
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Go Outside Tonight! Earth Is About to Take a Giant Bite Out of the Moon
Tonight's 96% partial lunar eclipse is happening right now! The Moon will turn deep red as Earth's shadow swallows nearly all of it. Here's how to watch.
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Moon Heroes Get Their Medals! The Artemis II Crew Is About to Be Honored
The four astronauts who flew around the Moon on Artemis II will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on August 28 in Houston, Texas.
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Ready for Liftoff! NASA's Biggest New Telescope Gets the Green Light
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has passed its final review and is cleared for launch on August 30. It will see 100 times more sky than Hubble in one shot!
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Fixing the Space Station! Two Astronauts Are on a Spacewalk Right Now
Today, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and French astronaut Sophie Adenot are spacewalking outside the ISS to finish fixing a broken antenna. Here's what they're doing!
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Storm Stops the Moon Hunt! China's Chang'e-7 Rocket Stays on the Ground
A tropical storm has grounded China's Chang'e-7 Moon mission. The spacecraft was supposed to launch today but stormy weather has put it on hold.
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A Comet Woke Up and Turned Green! Comet 220P Is Glowing 20,000 Times Brighter Than Normal
Comet 220P/McNaught has shocked astronomers by exploding in brightness twice this year. It now glows green and can be seen with binoculars!
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Happy Un-Birthday, Pluto! It's Been 20 Years Since the Solar System Lost Its 9th Planet
Today marks exactly 20 years since scientists voted to demote Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet. Find out what happened and whether Pluto minds!
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Tune In Tomorrow! Astronauts Are Going for a Spacewalk to Fix the Space Station
Two astronauts will float outside the International Space Station tomorrow to finish fixing its antenna. You can watch live on NASA+ and YouTube!
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Moon Alert! A Giant Bite Is Coming — Watch This Week's Dramatic Lunar Eclipse
A dramatic 96% partial lunar eclipse happens on August 27-28, 2026, visible to 3.3 billion people across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. No telescope needed!
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Secret Stars Found! The Universe's First Galaxies Were Way Bigger Than We Thought
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found billions of hidden faint stars inside ancient galaxies, making them up to 4 times more massive than scientists believed.
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Surprise Crater! NASA Photographs the Mark a Runaway Rocket Left on the Moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a fresh 60-foot crater on the Moon left when a stray SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crash-landed on August 5, 2026.
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Moon Treasure Hunt! China's Biggest-Ever Robot Explorer Launches in Two Days
China's Chang'e-7 spacecraft launches August 24 to hunt for water ice at the Moon's south pole in the most complex robotic lunar mission ever attempted.
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Stick the Landing! China's Private Rocket Pulls Off a History-Making Touchdown
A Chinese private rocket company just landed its booster for the first time ever — a huge milestone that brings reusable rockets to more countries.
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Triple Trouble! Astronomers Spot Three Giant Black Holes Crammed Into One Galaxy
For the first time ever, scientists have found three supermassive black holes inside a single galaxy, 12.5 billion light-years away from Earth!
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T-Minus 12 Days! NASA's Biggest New Telescope Ever Is Almost Ready to Fly
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launches August 30 — and it can photograph 100 times more sky than Hubble in a single shot. The countdown is on!
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One Giant Step for France! A Spacewalker Makes History Outside the Space Station Today
NASA and ESA astronauts step outside the space station today to fix an antenna — and one of them could make French history in the process!
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The Universe Recycles! A New Telescope Watches a Dead Star's Remains Turn Into New Worlds
A telescope made from camera lenses caught something incredible: the remains of a dying star breaking apart and slowly becoming the building blocks of new planets.
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Sun Sends a Giant Rope Our Way — And It Could Paint the Sky Tonight!
A giant rope of solar material left the Sun on August 14 and is arriving at Earth today, August 17, 2026. It could trigger beautiful auroras tonight!
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She's Going Outside! French Astronaut Makes History in Space Tomorrow
French astronaut Sophie Adenot will become the first French woman to walk in space on August 18, 2026, during NASA's Spacewalk 97 on the ISS.
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Sun Sends a Surprise! A Solar Blast Is Heading Toward Earth — and Could Light Up the Sky
A chunk of material shot from the Sun on August 14 is heading toward Earth and could produce northern lights displays on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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Double Launch! SpaceX Breaks Its Own Record With Two Rockets 38 Minutes Apart
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets from opposite US coasts just 38 minutes apart on Aug. 15, smashing its own world record for fastest back-to-back launches.
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Six Planets, One Sky! Wake Up Early and Catch the Planet Parade This Week
Six planets are lined up across the pre-dawn sky this week! Jupiter and Mercury appear side by side today, August 15. Here's how to see the planet parade.
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Star or Black Hole? Astronomers Discover a Cosmic Object Nobody Has Ever Seen Before!
The James Webb Space Telescope found a wild new object in space called a 'black hole star.' It looks like a star but acts like a black hole. Here's what we know!
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Look West Tonight! Venus Is Putting on Its Best Show of the Year
Venus is shining at its brightest in the evening sky this weekend! Here's why tonight is the best night to spot it — no telescope needed.
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Shooting Stars All Night! The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Putting on Its Best Show of the Year
The Perseid meteor shower peaked overnight Aug 12–13 under perfectly dark skies. Here's what skywatchers saw and how you can still catch the show!
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Sky Scientists to the Rescue! Researchers Chase Today's Eclipse to Crack a 100-Year Mystery
Today's total solar eclipse over Europe isn't just a show — NASA is flying a jet and launching 86 balloons to study the Sun's mysterious outer layer.
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Saturn's Force Field Has a Secret Twist — And Scientists Just Figured Out Why!
Scientists studying old Cassini spacecraft data discovered that Saturn's magnetic shield is lopsided — and its speedy spin plus moon Enceladus are to blame!
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Don't Turn Off Yet! NASA's Clever Trick Keeps the Voyager Probes Flying
NASA engineers pulled off a risky 'Big Bang' power-saving trick on Voyager 2 to keep it alive in deep space. Now they're getting ready to do it on Voyager 1!
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China's Rocket Company Tries Again — Can It Stick the Landing?
Chinese rocket company Landspace is attempting to launch and land its Zhuque-3 rocket today — a huge step for reusable space technology.
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Building a Moon Base! NASA Recycles Old Space Hardware for a Bold New Plan
NASA and Northrop Grumman are turning old space station parts into test missions that will help build humanity's first Moon Base. Here's how it works!
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A Giant Power Upgrade! Astronauts Gear Up the Space Station for Its Brightest Future
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon spent 6.5 hours in space installing hardware for a powerful new solar array on the ISS.
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A Martian Mystery! NASA's Rover Discovers a Giant Honeycomb Floor on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover found the biggest field of honeycomb-shaped cracks ever seen on Mars. Scientists think ancient water may have created the pattern.
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Four Days to Go! A Rare Total Solar Eclipse Is Almost Here
In just four days, on August 12, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, and Spain — the first over Europe since 1999!
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Power Up! Astronauts Just Finished a 6-Hour Space Construction Job
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon spent 6.5 hours outside the ISS on Aug. 6 installing hardware for brand-new solar panels.
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Moon Selfie! A Korean Spacecraft Just Photographed a Brand-New Crater
South Korea's Danuri moon orbiter photographed the fresh crater left when a SpaceX rocket piece crashed into the Moon on August 5, 2026.
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Lost in Space! A Giant Black Hole Was Caught Wandering Far From Home
Astronomers found a supermassive black hole roaming 30,000 light-years from its galaxy's center — revealed when it shredded a passing star.
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One Giant Step! Astronauts Walk in Space for the First Time Today
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir walked in space today outside the ISS — a historic first for Dr. Menon and a big upgrade for the space station.
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Crash Landing on the Moon! A Rocket Hits the Lunar Surface Today
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashes into the Moon today at 5,400 mph — and scientists around the world are watching to learn from the impact.
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Mystery Solved! Giant Space Waves Are Stealing Mars' Air
Scientists discovered that giant invisible waves are sweeping Mars' atmosphere into space — and it explains why the Red Planet became a desert.
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Two Sky Shows in One Day! A Solar Eclipse AND a Meteor Shower Are Coming August 12
Mark your calendar! On August 12, Europe gets its first total solar eclipse since 1999, AND the Perseid meteor shower peaks — two amazing sky events in one day!
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Old Robot, New Secret! NASA's Spirit Rover Data Reveals Ancient Water on Mars
A scientist re-examined data from NASA's old Spirit rover and found hidden clues that water once covered large parts of Mars — a discovery 20 years in the making!
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Mark Your Calendar! An 'Almost Blood Moon' Is Coming at the End of August
On August 27-28, 2026, a deep partial lunar eclipse will turn 96% of the Moon reddish-orange. It's the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028!
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Suit Up! NASA Astronauts Are Getting Ready for Three Space Walks This August
NASA has announced three spacewalks at the ISS in August 2026 to upgrade solar arrays, replace an antenna, and connect power cables on the station.
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Get Ready! NASA's Newest Space Telescope Fueled Up and Almost Ready to Fly
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is fueled up and launching August 30! It will see 100 times more sky than Hubble and could spot a billion galaxies.
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Slingshot in Space! NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Swings Past Mars on Its Way to a Metal World
NASA's Psyche spacecraft used Mars's gravity like a slingshot to speed toward a rare metal-rich asteroid it will reach in 2029. See the amazing timelapse!
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Fueled and Ready! NASA's Newest Space Telescope Is Almost Set to Fly
NASA just fueled the Roman Space Telescope! It launches August 30 and will photograph 100x more sky than Hubble in a single shot.
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Welcome Home! Astronauts Return After 241 Days in Space
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely in Kazakhstan today after spending 241 days aboard the International Space Station.
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Venus Is Alive! Scientists Find the Planet Is Still Moving and Cracking
Scientists at ETH Zurich found that Venus may still be geologically active, with giant rift valleys that could still be slowly growing and shifting today.
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Lucky 13! Starship Blasts Off and Delivers Real Satellites to Space
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket nailed its 13th test flight, dropping 20 real Starlink V3 satellites into space and safely splashing down both stages.
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Surprise! The Webb Telescope Found a Secret Planet That Was Hiding in Plain Sight
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found a hidden giant planet in the famous Beta Pictoris star system by sniffing out its atmosphere — not by seeing it!
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Tonight's the Night! Starship Is Ready to Fly Again — With Real Satellites on Board
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is set to launch today, July 24, and this time it carries real Starlink V3 satellites into space for the very first time.
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A Planet Was Hiding in Plain Sight — And a Space Telescope Found It by Smell!
NASA's Webb Space Telescope found a hidden giant planet in a famous star system — not by seeing it, but by detecting the gases in its atmosphere. Here's how!
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Space Mystery Solved! This "Asteroid" Was Actually a Secret Comet All Along
NASA scientists discovered that a space rock called 1998 SH2, thought to be an asteroid for nearly 30 years, is actually a comet hiding in disguise!
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Third Time's the Charm? Starship Flight 13 Is Launching Tonight!
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is set to launch its 13th test flight tonight, carrying brand-new V3 Starlink satellites for the very first time.
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A Giant Space Zit Just Woke Up on the Sun — and It Could Paint the Sky Tonight!
A huge new sunspot called AR4493 popped up on the Sun and is firing powerful solar flares. Northern lights may appear in parts of the world tonight!
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A Robot Mechanic for Satellites! The World's Coolest Space Repairman Launches Today
Northrop Grumman's robotic spacecraft MRV launches today to repair and refuel satellites in space — a world first for commercial robotic servicing.
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Huge Discovery! Scientists Find an Atmosphere Around a Rocky Planet That Could Support Life
For the first time ever, scientists found an atmosphere around a rocky, Earth-like planet in another star's habitable zone — a huge step in the search for alien life.
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Happy Moon Day! Humans First Walked on the Moon 57 Years Ago Today — and a Giant Rocket Is Ready to Fly Tonight
Today marks 57 years since Apollo 11 landed on the Moon! And tonight, the world's biggest rocket — SpaceX's Starship — is set for its 13th test flight.
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Scientists Just Found Air Around a Planet That Could Have Life!
For the first time ever, scientists detected an atmosphere around a rocky, Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of another star — a giant step in the search for life!
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India Makes Space History! Its First Private Rocket Reaches Orbit
India's Vikram-1 rocket blasted off today and reached orbit — making history as the country's first privately built orbital rocket ever to fly!
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Pluto Is Messier Than We Thought! Scientists Find Giant Ice Avalanches on the Dwarf Planet
Scientists have found the first-ever landslides on Pluto! Hidden in old New Horizons photos, six giant ice avalanches have reshaped the dwarf planet's surface.
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Oops — Starship's Engines Didn't Start! SpaceX Will Try Again Soon
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket almost lifted off on July 16, but four engines failed to ignite at the last second. Engineers are already fixing it!
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The World's Biggest Rocket Is Ready to Fly — and It's Carrying Something New!
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket blasts off TODAY on Flight 13, carrying the first-ever working Starlink V3 internet satellites into space!
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The World's Biggest Rocket Blasts Off TOMORROW — With a Very Special Cargo!
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is set to launch on July 16 — and this time, it will deploy satellites into space for the very first time!
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Doctor, Soldier, Pilot — And Now Astronaut! Anil Menon Blasts Off to the Space Station
NASA astronaut Anil Menon launched to the International Space Station today aboard Russia's Soyuz rocket. Learn about his amazing journey to space!
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Shooting Stars Are Back! The Perseid Meteor Shower Officially Begins Tonight
The Perseid meteor shower officially starts tonight, July 14, 2026 — and a dark new moon makes this a perfect night to spot your first shooting star of the season!
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A Doctor, an Engineer, and a Space Force Colonel — He's Blasting Off Tomorrow!
NASA astronaut Anil Menon launches to the International Space Station on July 14 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket for his very first spaceflight. Here's his story!
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A Space Telescope Found the Universe's Oldest 'Cosmic Lighthouses'!
Europe's Euclid space telescope found 31 ancient quasars — two of which are the oldest ever seen, shining when the universe was only 5% of its current age.
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China Catches Its Own Rocket — Right Out of the Sky!
China made space history on July 10, 2026, catching the booster of its Long March 10B rocket after it launched a satellite to orbit — a first for China!
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Mars Has Life's Building Blocks! Rover Makes Its Biggest Find Yet
NASA's Perseverance rover found the most complex organic molecules ever discovered on Mars inside ancient mudstones — a clue that life's ingredients were once widespread!
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A Rocket That Just Won't Quit! SpaceX Smashes Its Own World Record
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster just flew for a record-breaking 36th time — and it landed perfectly on a ship in the ocean. Here's why that's amazing!
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NASA's Sleepy Space Explorer Wakes Up — 6 Billion Miles From Home!
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just woke up after sleeping for 321 days — almost a full year — nearly 6 billion miles from Earth beyond Pluto!
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Webb Telescope Turns 4 — and Gives Itself an Amazing Birthday Gift!
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope turned 4 this July! It celebrated with the most detailed photo ever taken of Centaurus A, a galaxy shaped by a 2-billion-year-old crash.
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The World's First Commercial Nuclear Satellite Blasts Off Today!
SpaceX launched a tiny nuclear-powered satellite on July 7, 2026 — a first for commercial space travel. Here's how it works and why it matters.
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China Sends a Spacecraft to Earth's Tiny 'Shadow Moon' — and It Might Be a Chunk of Our Moon!
China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft just arrived at a tiny asteroid called Kamoʻoalewa that follows Earth like a shadow. Scientists wonder: is it a piece of the Moon?
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Japan's Space Explorer Zooms Past an Asteroid Today — Going 12,000 Miles Per Hour!
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft zooms past asteroid Torifune today in one of the closest asteroid flybys ever attempted, traveling at 12,000 mph.
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Hubble Snaps a Baby Star Nursery — With 2,500 Stars Growing Inside!
NASA's Hubble telescope photographed LH 95, a glowing stellar nursery holding 2,500 baby stars still being born in a nearby dwarf galaxy.
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Two Planets Sneak Up Side by Side This July 4th Morning!
On July 4, 2026, Mars and Uranus appeared incredibly close together in the pre-dawn sky — one of the best chances to spot Uranus in decades!
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A Tiny Space Tug Blasts Off to Save a Falling Telescope!
NASA's LINK spacecraft launched July 3 to rescue the Swift Observatory from falling back to Earth. Here's the incredible rescue story for kids!
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NASA's July 4th Gift: The Universe Dressed in Red, White, and Blue!
NASA released four stunning space images in red, white, and blue to celebrate America's 250th birthday — and you can even hear the universe sing!
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The Sun Is Sending a Light Show Just in Time for the Fourth of July!
The sun shot powerful solar flares toward Earth this week. NOAA says Northern Lights could glow across 26 U.S. states the night of July 3–4, 2026!
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Saturn's Famous Rings Are Coming Back — And July Is the Perfect Time to Look!
Saturn's iconic rings nearly vanished last year, but they're slowly tilting back into view! NASA says July 2026 is a great time to spot the ringed planet in the sky.
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Astronomers Find a New "Almost-Earth" Just Around the Corner in Space!
Scientists discovered a rocky super-Earth just 25 light-years away orbiting in its star's habitable zone — could it hold liquid water? Here's what we know!
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Webb Telescope Snaps a Cosmic Fireworks Show — Made of Baby Stars!
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just released a dazzling new photo of baby stars shooting out colorful jets of gas — just in time for the 4th of July!
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Scientists Found Two Giant Planets as Fluffy as Cotton Candy
Astronomers discovered two giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy! Meet the super-puff planets TOI-791 b and c, found 1,110 light-years away.
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A Space Robot Is Going to Rescue a Falling Telescope!
NASA is sending a robot spacecraft with three arms to catch a falling space telescope and push it back to safety. Learn how this space rescue works!