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Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by Euclid telescope

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Scientists have unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency on Tuesday, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

How NASA’s robotic prospectors could pave the way for future asteroid miners

By Valerie Payré, The Conversation

Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially mine asteroids.

These 6 new images from the Hubble telescope shed light on distant galaxies

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

Here’s a look at the recent Hubble images NASA released in honor of “galaxy week.”…

WATCH: NASA holds news conference after retrieval of capsule from OSIRIS-REx

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

In a flyby of Earth, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft released the capsule containing NASA’s first asteroid samples from 63,000 miles out. The small capsule landed four hours later on a remote expanse of military land, as the mothership set off after another asteroid.

How India’s rover findings of sulfur in lunar soil could pave the way for future moon bases

By Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, The Conversation

India's Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the moon's surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur in soils near the moon's poles might help astronauts live off the land one day.

News Wrap: Biden tours aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Florida

In our news wrap Saturday, President Biden and the first lady surveyed the damage from Hurricane Idalia in Florida, India launched a spacecraft to study the sun’s atmosphere, politician and diplomat Bill Richardson, who negotiated the release of several Americans…

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After successful moon landing, India launches a spacecraft to study the sun

By Ashok Sharma, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press

India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon.

PHOTOS: Blue supermoon beams around the world

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The closest full moon of the year is dazzling stargazers on Wednesday night.

WATCH: NASA reviews plan to recover Bennu asteroid sample via OSIRIS-REx

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

NASA researchers on Wednesday will share how they plan to retrieve rock samples plucked from the surface of an ancient asteroid next month.

New International Space Station crew launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts living up there since March.