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NASA administrator nominee Isaacman testifies during a Senate Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

WATCH: Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman back before Senate seeking NASA’s top job

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A full moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, rises above the clouds near Parchim.

When to see the last supermoon of the year

The last supermoon of the year will soon shine in December skies. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens.

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

NASA's Perseverance rover took this selfie inside Jezero Crater in its northern hemisphere of Mars

Scientists detect crackling on Mars believed to be lightning

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

NASA’s latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars’ atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, mission will help unleash.

By Christopher Carr, Glenn Lightsey, The Conversation

Giant screen shows news footage of astronaut of Shenzhou-20 mission outside the return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft

Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage

The original return plan was scrapped because a window in the Shenzhou-20 capsule had tiny cracks, most likely caused by impact from space debris, the space agency said Friday.

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Studying such behemoths can help researchers understand the stellar neighborhood surrounding them.

Partial solar eclipse at the bottom of the world will close out the year’s celestial spectacles

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia are in prime position as the moon slips between the sun and Earth, obscuring a good portion of our star.

New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Scientists reported the findings Wednesday, but stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there last summer before reaching any conclusions.