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The probe is set to become the third human-made object to leave the solar system.
Space & Spaceflight

NASA’s Pluto Probe Could Lose 2 Key Instruments at a Crucial Moment

The spacecraft is currently approaching the outer boundary of the solar system as it prepares to cross into...

The Sun unleashed an intense X-class solar flare on November 11, 2025.
Space & Spaceflight

A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars

The massive eruption threw GPS readings off by more than 33 feet (10 meters).

A view of Saturn's southern hemisphere captured by Hubble in August 2025.
Space & Spaceflight

A Giant Hexagon Has Been Spinning at Saturn’s North Pole for Decades. Now, Scientists Found Its Twin

Recent images by Hubble revealed a decagonal-shaped wave around Saturn's south pole

An illustration of the Mercury Transfer Module separating from the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) composite spacecraft.
Space & Spaceflight

BepiColombo Survived a Glitchy 8-Year Trip to Mercury. Now Comes the Hard Part

The twin probes need to separate before entering a joint polar orbit around Mercury.

Trump signed an executive order to establish a U.S. space academy.
Space & Spaceflight

Trump Crashed NASA’s Press Conference to Praise the Space Telescope He Repeatedly Tried to Kill

The president interrupted a NASA press briefing to say, "I'm supplying you all that money."

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has a primary mirror that is 7.9 feet (2.4 meters) wide.
Space & Spaceflight

NASA Is Launching a $4 Billion Space Telescope on Sunday. Here’s Why You Should Care

Roman is designed to capture enormous areas of the universe quickly and precisely—and gaze upon things we've never...

Artist's conception of the future Starbase in Louisiana.
Space & Spaceflight

SpaceX’s Plan to Build the World’s Biggest Spaceport Could Be an Environmental Disaster

Wildlife advocacy groups are standing up against proposed waivers to federal regulations intended to expedite development.

Space & Spaceflight

A Nearly Total Lunar Eclipse Will Turn the Moon Blood Red Tonight. Here’s How to See It

The deep partial eclipse will see 96% of the Moon cloaked in Earth's dark shadow.

Starshade concept art depicting how the proposed orbital tool would block distant starlight, thus enabling direct exoplanet detection via visible light.
Space & Spaceflight

NASA Researchers Want to Literally Blot Out Starlight to Hunt for Earth-Like Exoplanets

A team at NASA and Caltech wants to launch a giant, flower-shaped “starshade” to better view distant planets...

A SpaceX rocket lifts off from Florida.
Space & Spaceflight

Trump Wants 1,000 Rocket Launches Per Year, More Than 5 Times Today’s Rate

A new memo seeks to drastically ramp up space activity by 2030.