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Solar System, Stars

ESA’s Solar Orbiter reveals the Sun’s poles for the first time

Simulated view of Voyager 1's view across the solar system

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Can either Voyager image our solar system from their current location?

President Donald Trump stands in the Oval Office holding a black folder, speaking near a display board showing a glowing shield-like graphic labeled "GOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA" over a map of the United States. Behind him are military decorations, a portrait of Ronald Reagan, and shelves with books and golden decorative items.

Here’s how Trump’s Golden Dome would work — and why some call it “a fantasy”

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Tianwen-2 is voyaging to an asteroid and a comet

Space Exploration

Landing on the Moon is an incredibly difficult feat — here’s how 2025 is shaping up

An astronaut stands by a cliff on Mars, looking up at a drone

Solar System, Space Exploration

How close are we to ‘The Martian’? A planetary scientist checks in

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Failed Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday

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The Venera program: Interplanetary probes from behind the Iron Curtain

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More than 50 years later, a failed Soviet spacecraft is about to return to Earth

Vesta is simpler inside than previously thought

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NASA gives OK to build drone that will fly on Saturn’s moon Titan

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Peanut-shaped surprise for Lucy in asteroid flyby