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Dec 18 • 5 months ago

NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars

Engineers at JPL are certifying the Perseverance rover to drive up to 100 kilometers. ...

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Dec 11 • 5 months ago

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

If NASA is serious about exploring Mars, it's past time to send new missions. ...

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Nov 25 • 5 months ago

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

A rigid ice shell over a shrinking interior makes for pressures low enough to boil. ...

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Nov 20 • 6 months ago

NASA really wants you to know that 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet

A rundown of what we know of the third extrasolar object we've identified. ...

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Nov 14 • 6 months ago

Tracking the winds that have turned Mars into a planet of dust

Tracking winds across Mars' surface and their association with dust storms. ...

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Nov 09 • 6 months ago

Here’s how orbital dynamics wizardry helped save NASA’s next Mars mission

Blue Origin is counting down to launch of its second New Glenn rocket Sunday. ...

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Oct 09 • 7 months ago

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo

"Damage is being done already. Even if funding is reinstated, we have already lost people." ...

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Sep 13 • 8 months ago

Scientists: It’s do or die time for America’s primacy exploring the Solar System

"When you turn off those spacecraft’s radio receivers, there's no way to turn them back on." ...

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