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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Blue Ghost ends its pioneering mission with the sunset

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission has come to a successful end with the setting of the sun on the moon, as it enters 2 weeks of darkness.

NOAA expects a tornado outbreak in the Southeast on March 15

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center calls for the possibility of a tornado outbreak in the Deep South today, March 15, 2025. Read more about it here.

New Mars and Deimos pics from revealing Hera flyby

Hera is on its way to investigate the aftermath of our collision with an asteroid. But first it flew past Mars. See the new Mars and Deimos pics here.

128 new Saturn moons just announced. Incredible!

Astronomers have discovered a whopping 128 new Saturn moons. This brings Saturn's moon total to 274, by far the most of any planet in our solar system.

New record for oldest impact crater on Earth

Researchers in Australia have discovered a new record holder for the oldest impact crater on Earth yet known. The impact dates back some 3.5 billion years.

New lunar lander Athena is on the moon, but …

The lunar lander Athena - Intuitive Machines' 2nd mission to the moon - made it to the surface on March 6, 2025. Unfortunately, it appears to be tipped over.

Watch 1.8 billion years of plate tectonics on Earth. Amazing!

Watch an amazing new animation showing the creation and destruction of supercontinents over 1.8 billion years of Earth's plate tectonics history.

Watch as Mars’ moons trade places in the sky

Watch a video from Mars Express orbiter showing Mars' moons - Phobos and Deimos - crossing in the sky. ESA released these images on March 1, 2025.

See Earth and the Milky Way in this stunning shot

Astronaut Don Pettit has captured stunning views of Earth and the Milky Way from the International Space Station. Check them here.

Wooly devil is new plant species discovered at Big Bend

Staffers at Big Bend National Park have discovered a new plant species. The fuzzy white flowering plant is named wooly devil.

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