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April 26, 2025

Untethered Astronaut Spacewalks Are Some of the Most Unnerving Space Footage Out There

Being an astronaut is one of the coolest jobs out there, but it's not without its perils. And yet, it's these leaps of faith that keep space exploration going—and the ones that make history. Over 300 astronauts and space tourists have performed spacewalks, but most have done so safely tied up to avoid being sucked into the vacuum of space.

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April 21, 2025

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Strongest Indicators of Life on Another Planet

With the help of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

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March 29, 2025

Astronaut Scott Kelly Once Floated Around the ISS in a Gorilla Suit With Help From Brother Mark

Twins have a tendency of being pranksters—sharing the fun with their lifelong partner in crime.

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March 26, 2025

Get Ready for the March 29 Solar Eclipse and See If It Will Be Visible From Where You Are

A thrilling astronomical event is right around the corner. On March 29, a solar eclipse will cover parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Unlike the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse, the central part of the Moon’s shadow will miss the Earth, meaning we will only get a partial solar eclipse this time. Still, this exciting phenomenon is not to be missed if you happen to be along its path of visibility.

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March 25, 2025

NASA Unveils Historic Photos of a Lunar Sunset Captured by the Blue Ghost Lander

Firefly Aerospace made history on March 2, 2025, when its Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the Moon.

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March 21, 2025

This Is What Astronaut Suni Williams Missed the Most About Earth—and Will Miss About the ISS

Astronauts are highly trained professionals with arguably one of the coolest jobs out there.

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March 19, 2025

Stranded NASA Astronauts Make a Safe Return to Earth After Being in Orbit for 9 Unplanned Months

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two NASA astronauts who had unexpectedly been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS), safely and successfully splashed back down on Earth off the coast of Florida on March 18. After spending nine unplanned months in space, the pair flew home alongside astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft. Upon splashdown, a pod of dolphins was seen surrounding the SpaceX Dragon capsule.

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March 6, 2025

Blue Ghost Lander Celebrates Successful Moon Landing by Capturing Spectacular Images of Earth

Lunar history has been made. After a 45-day transit and traveling more than 2.

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February 7, 2025

Astronomers Discover Football Field-Sized Asteroid That May Strike Earth in 2032

Astronomers recently identified an asteroid that has a small chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032.

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January 14, 2025

7 Planets in Our Solar System Will Appear in the Sky at the Same Time for One Night Only

Many of us learn the names and order of all the planets in our Solar System from a very young age, though it's uncommon to witness them all at once (or perhaps ever) in the night sky. Most of the time we only get to see one or two at a time—such as Venus, regularly the brightest planet in the sky.

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