Space News
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Behind the Scenes at the 2024 Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting
Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and…
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NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy
5 min read NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic…
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T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad
NASA’s T-38 jets fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Aircraft designations and passengers:901: Chris Condon / Astronaut Zena…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch
Portraits of NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. (Credit: NASA) Editor’s note: This release was updated twice on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to correct Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr…
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Hubble Zooms into the Rosy Tendrils of Andromeda
2 min read Hubble Zooms into the Rosy Tendrils of Andromeda NASA, ESA, M. Boyer (Space Telescope Science Institute), and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic…
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25 Years Strong: NASA’s Student Launch Competition Accepting 2025 Proposals
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Student Launch, a STEM competition, officially kicks off its 25th anniversary with the 2025 handbook. By Wayne Smith…
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September’s Night Sky Notes: Marvelous Moons
3 Min Read September’s Night Sky Notes: Marvelous Moons Jupiter’s largest moons, from left to right: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto. Credits: NASA by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of…
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NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP)
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA astronaut Steve Swanson harvests a crop of red romaine lettuce plants aboard the International Space Station. Grown from…
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235 Years Ago: Herschel Discovers Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
On Aug. 29, 1789, German-born British astronomer William Herschel observed a tiny bright dot orbiting around Saturn. His son later named the object Enceladus. Because of its distance from Earth…
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NASA Awards Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole Research Delivery
An artist’s concept of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander on the Moon’s South Pole. Credit: Intuitive Machines A new set of NASA science experiments and technology demonstrations will arrive at…