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NASA rover gets blasted by solar storm on Mars, captures footage
Mars isn't protected.
By Mark Kaufman
![The top of the Curiosity rover's mast, which holds several different cameras.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01RUh2b9Jh17dKCEZWnyN35/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718052731.jpg)
![The top of the Curiosity rover's mast, which holds several different cameras.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01RUh2b9Jh17dKCEZWnyN35/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718052731.jpg)
Watch SpaceX's Starship booster ace its splashdown for the first time
Is that a buoy camera?
![SpaceX's Starship lifting off on fourth test flight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02dn8NxCeSAUJd1cNdSdd9l/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718035894.jpg)
![SpaceX's Starship lifting off on fourth test flight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02dn8NxCeSAUJd1cNdSdd9l/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718035894.jpg)
NASA reveals why it's so hard to spot alien life — even with Webb
It's both "exciting" and "extraordinarily difficult."
By Mark Kaufman
![An artist's conception of the Earth-sized exoplanet Kepler-186f, which orbits in the habitable zone of a distant solar system some 500 light-years away.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00Lf9rPoPN98P5eA37LPKU4/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717625287.jpg)
![An artist's conception of the Earth-sized exoplanet Kepler-186f, which orbits in the habitable zone of a distant solar system some 500 light-years away.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00Lf9rPoPN98P5eA37LPKU4/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717625287.jpg)
SpaceX's Starship shows resilience through brutally hot reentry
The spacecraft survived intense max heating.
![SpaceX Starship](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01ytJOVXTbVZo6rFkfH6uoH/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717680031.png)
![SpaceX Starship](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01ytJOVXTbVZo6rFkfH6uoH/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717680031.png)
NASA astronauts blast off in tense launch on Boeing spacecraft
Starliner successfully reached space.
![Starliner jettisoning solid rocket booster](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06hZVs3qEVjQFPaslEWH3Fu/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717599672.png)
![Starliner jettisoning solid rocket booster](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06hZVs3qEVjQFPaslEWH3Fu/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717599672.png)
China just landed on the moon. And it released footage.
It's a 21st-century space race.
By Mark Kaufman
![A conception of China's Chang’e-6 craft landing on the moon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07IOUbGkPCKQTLoyU1CHHHF/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717436523.png)
![A conception of China's Chang’e-6 craft landing on the moon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07IOUbGkPCKQTLoyU1CHHHF/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717436523.png)
Japanese billionaire cancels private SpaceX moon mission, crew devastated
The Starship was originally scheduled to take civilians to the moon in 2023.
By Amanda Yeo
![Yusaku Maezawa.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03keDyY5xO7A6zMR1ftr5OW/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717401800.jpg)
![Yusaku Maezawa.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03keDyY5xO7A6zMR1ftr5OW/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717401800.jpg)
Launch of Boeing's Starliner spaceship gets scuttled. Yes, again.
NASA astronauts deboarded this spaceship for the second time this month.
![Starliner launching on a ULA Atlas V Centaur rocket](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05yvZT2wvW7bsFjWRrTVhCg/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717249698.webp)
![Starliner launching on a ULA Atlas V Centaur rocket](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05yvZT2wvW7bsFjWRrTVhCg/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717249698.webp)
The long, thorny history of Boeing's Starliner spaceship
Will the upcoming test flight be a redemption story?
![Starliner approaching the International Space Station](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01WTtMIWR9vQVIVaZorv8tP/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714760693.webp)
![Starliner approaching the International Space Station](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01WTtMIWR9vQVIVaZorv8tP/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714760693.webp)
How scientists revealed a new Martian rock type without the rock
Extremely rare meteorites have provided new clues about the Red Planet's geology.
![a Martian meteorite](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06e1cI5PVaefY51pnVoKJTJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717096268.jpg)
![a Martian meteorite](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06e1cI5PVaefY51pnVoKJTJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717096268.jpg)
New Webb image isn't just stunning. It shattered a record.
A view near the beginning of time.
By Mark Kaufman
![This deep field view from the James Webb Space Telescope shows (in the box) the oldest-known galaxy ever discovered.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06h37PhI7EalFRwXJY9Zq01/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717089370.png)
![This deep field view from the James Webb Space Telescope shows (in the box) the oldest-known galaxy ever discovered.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06h37PhI7EalFRwXJY9Zq01/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717089370.png)
What does a meteorite taste like? Someone found out and bottled it.
Makers say their potable space rock is best served on the rocks.
![Meteors showering over Nebraska](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03AFyVtnozSdDMuSeW2WGFp/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716492671.jpg)
![Meteors showering over Nebraska](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03AFyVtnozSdDMuSeW2WGFp/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716492671.jpg)
NASA reveals footage of astronauts training in desert for moon mission
Preparing for lunar exploration.
By Mark Kaufman
![NASA astronaut Kate Rubins on a simulated moonwalk in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05eiyaP1lLqQ77JxHxmKO6z/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716905356.jpg)
![NASA astronaut Kate Rubins on a simulated moonwalk in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05eiyaP1lLqQ77JxHxmKO6z/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716905356.jpg)
Scientists just found a really strange super-Earth
And it's in a solar system nothing like ours.
By Mark Kaufman
![An artist's conception of a super-Earth, which is a rocky world more massive than our planet.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05ZawzjXfmnialaA3g8hDOq/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716572223.png)
![An artist's conception of a super-Earth, which is a rocky world more massive than our planet.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05ZawzjXfmnialaA3g8hDOq/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716572223.png)
Spacecraft snaps eerie view of our galaxy's 'doppelganger'
What our galactic home looks like.
By Mark Kaufman
![A new, highly detailed view of the spiral galaxy NGC 6744.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05NVj6JFVm4Q7A82yK7skkf/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716493115.png)
![A new, highly detailed view of the spiral galaxy NGC 6744.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05NVj6JFVm4Q7A82yK7skkf/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716493115.png)
Scientists discovered a Venus-like world that might not be a hellhole
Cooler than Venus, but hotter than Earth.
![the planet Venus](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/066hnKFLrK8QkdCodoLyTPr/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716400475.jpg)
![the planet Venus](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/066hnKFLrK8QkdCodoLyTPr/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716400475.jpg)
We asked our science editor to review aespa's song 'Supernova'
aespa may be stars, but is 'Supernova' scientifically accurate?
![A promotional photo of aespa for their single "Supernova"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0403V7c2rtZAfzBTTdTGy6S/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716401737.jpg)
![A promotional photo of aespa for their single "Supernova"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0403V7c2rtZAfzBTTdTGy6S/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716401737.jpg)
Scientists find Earth-sized planet. It's orbiting a fascinating star.
A star that will outlive the others.
By Mark Kaufman
![An artist's conception of the exoplanet SPECULOOS-3 b orbiting its Jupiter-sized star.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04apHJeWbb1T8TIUvhBPt8H/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716218795.png)
![An artist's conception of the exoplanet SPECULOOS-3 b orbiting its Jupiter-sized star.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04apHJeWbb1T8TIUvhBPt8H/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716218795.png)
Mission control is trying 'restlessly' to save a spacecraft to Mercury
Only two previous spacecraft have flown to the Swift Planet.
![BepiColombo flying by Mercury](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0501fAYC3wCmOngZTIYRoTA/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715963822.webp)
![BepiColombo flying by Mercury](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0501fAYC3wCmOngZTIYRoTA/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715963822.webp)
Why Earthlings are safe when huge solar storms strike our planet
"It's a planetary kevlar vest."
By Mark Kaufman
![A coronal mass ejection ejected from the sun, as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2012.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01GCvvvq5DEIMOnmxBVaicL/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715864297.jpg)
![A coronal mass ejection ejected from the sun, as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2012.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01GCvvvq5DEIMOnmxBVaicL/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715864297.jpg)