Space News
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NASA Seeks Industry Feedback on Fission Surface Power
Credit: NASA As part of the agency’s initiative to return humanity to the Moon and eventually send the first astronaut – an American – to Mars, NASA is surveying industry…
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Astronauts Plant Seed Pillows in New Space Agriculture Study
A member of the space crop production team prepares materials for Veggie seed pillows inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA/Cory S Huston When the…
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After Storied 34 Year Career, Steve Platnick Retires from NASA
Dr. Steven “Steve” Platnick stepped down from his role at NASA on August 8, 2025, after more than three decades of public service. Steve began his career at NASA as…
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Small Companies Win Big in NASA’s TechLeap Challenge
NASA announced 10 winning teams for its latest TechLeap Prize — the Space Technology Payload Challenge — on June 26. The winners emerged from a record-breaking field of more than…
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NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Forecast Moonquakes
5 min read NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Forecast Moonquakes This mosaic of the Taurus-Littrow valley was made using images from the Narrow Angle Cameras onboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission
Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the…
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Say Cheese!
NASA/Mike Fincke Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the space station’s Unity module for a portrait on Aug. 3, 2025. In the front row, from left are, Kimiya…
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U.S. Transportation Secretary & Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Joins President Trump Executive Order Signing to Boost U.S. Space Competitiveness
Credit: NASA U.S. Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House Wednesday for the historic signing of the Executive Order (EO),…
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The NASA RASC-AL 2026 Competition
National Institute of Aerospace NASA is calling on the next generation of collegiate innovators to imagine bold new concepts pushing the boundaries of human exploration on the Moon, Mars, and…
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NASA Seeks Moon and Mars Innovations Through University Challenge
National Institute of Aerospace NASA is calling on the next generation of collegiate innovators to imagine bold new concepts l pushing the boundaries of human exploration on the Moon, Mars,…