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First Complete Picture of Nighttime Clouds on Mars

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 August 202519 August 2025

Data captured by the Emirates Mars Mission reveal that clouds are typically thicker during Martian nighttime than daytime.

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Nearly 94 Million Boulders Mapped on the Moon Using Deep Learning

by Jean-Pierre Williams 6 August 20255 August 2025

Scientists used a deep learning algorithm to map the size and location of nearly 94 million boulders on the lunar surface, highlighting differences in boulder densities and size distributions.

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Tanya Harrison: Roving on Mars

by Matthew R. Francis 28 July 202528 July 2025

This planetary geologist has worked on nearly every Mars rover while connecting government, universities, the private sector, and the public.

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JGR: Space Physics Launches New Instrumentation Article Type

by Michael Balikhin, Natalia Ganjushkina, Viviane Pierrard, Paul Song, Jean-Pierre St-Maurice and Qiugang Zong 23 July 202521 July 2025

JGR: Space Physics welcomes new and original developments in instrumentation including novel experimental methodologies that are relevant to space physics.

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NASA Employees Speak Against Cuts in Open Letter

by Grace van Deelen 22 July 202522 July 2025

Nearly 300 current and former NASA employees have signed an open letter expressing concern that budget cuts to the agency will jeopardize safety, basic research, national security, and the nation’s economic health.

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A New Satellite Material Comes Out of the Woodwork

by Grace van Deelen 7 July 20257 July 2025

With lessons learned from their first attempt, Kyoto University scientists hope a second CubeSat made of magnolia will spark an age of wooden spacecraft.

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NASA Science Faces an “Extinction-Level Event” with Trump Draft Budget Proposal

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 April 20255 May 2025

The initial draft of President Donald Trump’s budget request proposes devastating cuts to NASA’s science research, future space missions, and field centers.

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Lunar Ice Might Be Easier to Reach Than We Thought

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 11 April 202511 April 2025

An instrument aboard the Vikram lander suggests that buried water ice could be found at higher latitudes, making it more abundant and easier to extract than previously believed.

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Jupiter’s Moon Callisto Is Very Likely an Ocean World

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 February 202518 February 2025

A closer look at previously disregarded observations reveals stronger evidence that a deep ocean lies beneath Callisto’s icy surface.

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A Dragonfly for Titan

by Matthew R. Francis 14 February 202514 February 2025

A new eight-rotor robotic probe will head to the solar system’s most Earth-like moon. Here’s what its team is doing to prepare.

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