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After the International Space Station, what comes next?
Operations on the International Space Station will come to an end in 2030. What's next? Plans are for privately owned, commercially operated space stations.
September 26, 2025
New research shows Mars’ Jezero crater was repeatedly habitable
New research shows that Mars' Jezero crater, which was once home to a lake, was repeatedly habitable in the past. Get the details here.
September 26, 2025
Trouble for Hayabusa2? Asteroid target smaller than expected
New observations of the asteroid that Hayabusa2 is scheduled to touch down on in 2031 have revealed it's smaller and spinning much faster than once thought.
September 25, 2025
Evidence of an ancient asteroid impact in the North Sea
New evidence confirms Silverpit crater in the North Sea resulted from an ancient asteroid impact some 43 million years ago.
September 25, 2025
Hungry white dwarf devours surprisingly icy Pluto-like world
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught a hungry white dwarf devouring the leftover pieces of a former icy, Pluto-like world 260 light-years away.
September 24, 2025
New nova in Centaurus might be visible to the unaided eye
It appears there's a new nova - or guest star - in the southern constellation of Centaurus. The nova could be visible with your eyes alone from a dark-sky site.
September 23, 2025
Rosalind Franklin rover: Finding Mars life might be easy
Rockfalls and ancient floods could have brought organic materials, and perhaps traces of life, to the region the Rosalind Franklin rover will explore on Mars.
September 22, 2025
Astronomers propose Planet Y in depths of solar system
A team of astronomers discovered that some of the distant Kuiper belt objects have warped orbits. The best explanation they found for this is a Planet Y.
September 19, 2025
New clues about comet 3I/ATLAS revealed in older images
Researchers at Michigan State University have found earlier images of comet 3I/ATLAS not seen before. They provide new clues about this interstellar visitor.
September 19, 2025
Supernova 1181 was described in an ancient Arabic poem
Researchers discovered new evidence of Supernova 1181 in an ancient Arabic poem praising the 12th century military leader and politician Saladin.
September 19, 2025
