The China National Space Administration's (CNSA) Tianwen-2 probe is currently at a distance of about 43 million km (26.7 million mi) from Earth. This places it in a stable geosynchronous orbit (GSO) and almost halfway between its first destination, the Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) 469219 Kamo'oalewa, which is still 45 million km (~28 million mi) away. As is customary for interplanetary missions, its controllers are using the flight phase to test the spacecraft's instruments and make sure they are in working order.
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European Mars orbiter spies interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming past Red Planet (photos)
A European Mars probe witnessed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' Red Planet flyby on Oct. 3, snapping imagery of the interloper from just 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away.
The search for life on Venus just took another turn, thanks to JWST's brown dwarf discovery
JWST's detection of phosphine on a brown dwarf, also known as a "failed star," could have repercussions for the claimed detection of the molecule on Venus.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base at sunset. Image: SpaceX
Update Oct. 8, 12:25 a.m. EDT (0425 UTC): SpaceX landed the Falcon 9 booster on its drone ship.
Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission on Oct. 8
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), and you can watch it live.
Save $100 in less than 12 Parsecs! Millennium Falcon Lego Star Wars set is cheaper in this anti-Prime Day deal on Walmart
The Lego Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon features over 7,500 pieces and is now $100 on Walmart in this anti-Prime Day deal
This anti-Prime Day camera deal gives $140 off the Fujifilm X-T5 with lens bundle
This anti-Prime Day deal from Walmart gets you the high-resolution Fujifilm X-T5 with the XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 lens for just $2260.
Only $80, this beginner telescope will have you star-hopping in no time
Looking to start stargazing? I know firsthand that the Celestron Travel Scope 70 is a superb first step into the hobby, and it's a fantastic $40 off this Prime Day!
The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8: Here's what to expect
The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8, as a waning gibbous moon graces the night sky.
Bring the cosmos into your home with a massive 33% off this stunning Pococo Galaxy Star Projector
This Pococo Galaxy Star Projector outclasses many of the competition, with its portability and realistic images, and it's an absolute steal at $80 this Prime Day.
Why is humanity obsessed with aliens? Q&A with 'First Contact' author Becky Ferreira
The new science book "First Contact" is a vivid, humorous and deeply informed exploration of the many ways humanity has imagined, and actively searched for, life beyond Earth.
ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express observe comet 3I/ATLAS
Between 1 and 7 October, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express spacecraft turned their eyes towards interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as it passed close to Mars.
Star projector we gave 5/5 stars — lowest price I've seen for Prime Day in October
The Hommkiety Galaxy Projector is 25% off and at its lowest-ever price for Prime Day in October, bringing the cosmos indoors for less.
An Ultra-Fast Outflow Causes Scientists To Lower Mass Estimates Of The Brighest Quasar In the Universe
Peering back into the early years of the universe requires scientists to make a lot of assumptions. But sometimes, we get better instruments that then allow them to either confirm or replace those assumptions. That happened recently when it came to our study of J0529, a supermassive black hole that is currently the brightest known quasar in the universe. A new paper from a massive team of researchers used the GRAVITY+ instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Very Large Telescope (VLT) Interferometer to map this unique object’s Broad Line Region (BLR), and thereby calculated a new, updated mass that is 10 times smaller than previous estimates.
Hera’s first year in space
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What a difference a year makes! Today Hera’s asteroid mission for planetary defence is cruising through deep space on the far side of the Sun, headed to its final destination: the Didymos binary asteroid system. But a year ago, on 7 October 2024, it was unsure if the mission was ever going to take off at all.
Comet A6 Lemmon's Encore October Evening Show
A6 Lemmon joins the dusk comet parade, in a brief apparition finale.
See craters on the moon for less — $50 saving off these astronomy binoculars in this Prime Day in October deal
I think Celestron's Skymaster 20x80 binoculars are a brilliant alternative to a telescope, especially if you want to escape light pollution. With Amazon Prime Big Deals Day, they're 24% off.
'Project Hail Mary': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about Ryan Gosling's mission to save the world
'The Martian' author Andy Weir leaves the Solar System behind as Ryan Gosling blasts off on a mission to save the world.
These 10 underrated space games flew under the radar, but they deserve your attention
You know, I'm something of a space hipster myself.
October's full Harvest Moon: See breathtaking photos of 1st supermoon of 2025
See the best images of the October 2025 full Harvest Supermoon.
Cosmic clouds caught by Hubble Telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 7, 2025
A recent view from Hubble shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, where newborn stars sculpt dense gas and dust.
