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Final images of Aeolus during its brief phase as space debris.

See a European satellite take a fiery fall through the atmosphere in world-1st mission

By Andrew Jones published

ESA's wind-measuring Aeolus satellite was spotted before its flaming demise over Antarctica.

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The construction site of the Extremely Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert is silhouetted against the rising sun displaying sunspots.

Space photo of the week: Gargantuan sunspots photobomb the world's largest telescope

By Jamie Carter published

Two planet-sized sunspots peer out from behind what will be the world's largest telescope, currently being built on a mountaintop in Chile.

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A selfie taken by NASA's Perseverance Rover while on Mars.

In a 1st, NASA's Perseverance rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars

By Ben Turner published

NASA's Perseverance rover has generated 4.3 ounces of breathable oxygen while on the Red Planet — enough to sustain an adult human for three hours.

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(Left) a shark fin shaped rock on Mars (Right) an accompanying crab claw shaped boulder (Insert) NASA's Perseverance Rover.

Perseverance rover spots a shark fin and crab claw on Mars

By Robert Lea published

Is something fishy happening on the Red Planet, or is it all in our minds again?

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 3, 2023. It was SpaceX's 62 launch of the year, breaking the company's previous record of 61, set in 2022.

SpaceX launches record-breaking 62nd orbital mission of the year

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX just set a new mark for most orbital launches in a single year, breaking the company's record from 2022

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JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata during his second spacewalk.

15 jaw-dropping spacewalk images

By Annie Corinne Shaink published

Fearless astronauts push the limits in these epic spacewalk photos.

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A close-up of the fiery sun in space

India's 1st mission to study the sun launches Sept. 2

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

The Aditya-1 solar mission launches hot on the heels of India's first moon landing.

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An artist's depiction of a lunar lander in Russia's second-generation Luna program.

Russia's Luna-25 lander just crash-landed on the moon, space agency confirms

By Elizabeth Howell published

Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in 47 years, was the vanguard of a planned series of lunar probes.

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Flash of light streaking across a Melbourne dark sky. This is likely the remnants of a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

Eerie 'fireball' seen over Australia was actually a Russian rocket in disguise

By Mike Wall published

A Russian rocket body plunged back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), dazzling and alarming skywatchers.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft snapped this photo while entering orbit around the moon on Aug. 5, 2023.

See stunning new photos and videos of the moon as India's Chandrayaan-3 rover enters lunar orbit

By Andrew Jones published

India's Chandrayaan-3 rover reached lunar orbit on Aug. 5, sharing new photos and videos of the moon ahead of its planned Aug. 23 landing.

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