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December 18, 2025

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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December 11, 2025

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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November 25, 2025

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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November 20, 2025

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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November 14, 2025

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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November 09, 2025

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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October 09, 2025

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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September 13, 2025

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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