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The view from the edge of a sparkling spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2026
Exploring the edge of a cosmic spiral.
Space.com · 11 days ago
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NASA closes the book on epic OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission: 'I am immensely proud of what we did'
OSIRIS-REx was the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and return it to Earth.
Space.com · 11 days ago
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The moon is shrinking. 10,000 cracks on the lunar surface reveal by how much
One new study shows how much the moon has diminished over time.
Space.com · 12 days ago
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'They're kind of goth': NASA spacecraft gives mysterious brown dwarfs a close-up
"Unlike exoplanets, free-floating brown dwarfs are completely independent celestial objects that will fade into eternity…
Space.com · 12 days ago
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Elephant Island is an icy sight from orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 19, 2026
The incredible beauty of Antarctica is evident from space .
Space.com · 12 days ago
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Did a giant object collide with Earth to form the moon?
The popularity of the giant-impact hypothesis can be attributed to the multiple lines of evidence supporting the impact…
Space.com · 12 days ago
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Japan launching bold sample-return mission to Mars moon Phobos today: Watch it live
The MMX mission is scheduled to lift off today (Oct. 19) at 3:41 p.m. ET (1941 GMT).
Space.com · 12 days ago
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Astronomers want your help finding 'missing' black holes in the Milky Way
"With potentially thousands of new discoveries, we need all the help we can get."
Space.com · 13 days ago
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Climate Change Has It In for the World’s Best Surfing
As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend…
WIRED · 13 days ago
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Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizarre, scorching-hot 'marshmallow' exoplanet
"Planets are temperamental, their atmospheres complex and chaotic."
Space.com · 15 days ago
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Supermassive black hole blasts out a neon 'treble clef' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2026
A black hole and a galactic collision teamed up to create something wild.
Space.com · 15 days ago
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It's time to reassess the size of our solar system, scientists say
The edge of our solar system may be defined not by a sharp boundary, but by a "complex dance among forces, energies and…
Space.com · 15 days ago