Dwarf planet Ceres may have been suitable for life

Hey space fans! | SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket nails 10th test flight | 'Futurama' is back on Hulu with a bigger Season 13 Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version   August 27, 2025 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Something amazing every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Hey space fans! It's been a busy day in the newsroom as the team watched SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket nail its critical 10th test flight. The rocket met "every major objective"  during this test, according to SpaceX. Other headlines for today include the dwarf planet Ceres offering clues that it may once have been habitable for life, the European Space Agency regaining contact with the Jupiter JUICE space probe before its Venus flyby on August 31 and a potential origin for the mysterious 'Wow!' signal from space that kicked off a hunt for life in the universe. Oh, and the hit show "Futurama" is returning to Hulu with an exciting season so be sure to tune in! We have all that and more for your daily read.  Thanks for exploring with us. Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket nails 10th test flight It was worth the wait: Starship did everything SpaceX asked it to, getting the giant vehicle back on track after a string of issues. Read More 'Futurama' is back on Hulu with a bigger Season 13 Hulu's hit animated sci-fi show returns Sept. 15 with a 10-episode binge-worthy barrage. Read More Space quiz! What is a coronagraph? Click here for the answer! A type of space cookie A certain font style A type of telescope used to view the sun An instrument aboard the ISS used for studying Earth's poles Skywatching Crescent moon meets with blue star Spica on Aug. 27 Stargazers will need a clear view of the western horizon to spot the moon near Spica as the sun sets on Aug. 27. Read More Spaceflight Europe regains contact with JUICE Jupiter probe Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). Read More Science & Astronomy Scientists may know where 'Wow! signal' came from "Our results don't solve the mystery of the Wow! Signal, but they give us the clearest picture yet of what it was and where it came from." Read More Minerals in asteroid Ryugu are older than Earth X-ray scans reveal rare chemical signatures in asteroid grains that hint at water, organics and the building blocks of life. Read More SpaceX Starship met 'every major objective' on test flight "Starship's tenth flight test provided valuable data by stressing the limits of vehicle capabilities and providing maximum excitement along the way." Read More Search for Life Dwarf planet Ceres may have been suitable for life Dwarf planet Ceres now appears less like a dead rock and more like a world that may have briefly brimmed with potential for life Read More Steamy exoplanets are focus in hunt for life in space "Life can be understood as complexity, and water has a wide range of properties that enable this complexity." Read More Today in Space On this day: Aug. 27, 1962: Mariner 2 heads to Venus On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched to Venus with Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet. Read More Image of day: Moon photobombs sun in NOAA satellite A coronagraph is used to study the sun, but recently NOAA's instruments caught the moon as well. Read More   Follow SPACE Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036