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JWST Digs Into the Uranian Ionosphere

Uranus is a planet that seems to roll around on its side as it orbits the Sun. That's because it's…

4 months ago

NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission

5 Min Read NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft taxis at…

4 months ago

NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture

NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Feb. 25,…

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NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS

NASA announced major changes to its Artemis lunar architecture, adding a test flight of lunar landers in low Earth orbit…

4 months ago

Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to late 2026

The failure of a propellant tank during testing in January will delay the first launch of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket…

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China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight

China will begin its first one-year duration astronaut mission this year, while the first international astronaut will make a short…

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Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics…

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A Method for Extracting Oxygen from Extraterrestrial Soils Just Passed a Major Test

NASA’s Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the…

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Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit

Officials insist there are no plans to deploy troops in orbit, but commercial infrastructure and cislunar ambitions are reshaping the…

4 months ago

Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?

One of our universe's biggest stars has dramatically turned into a rare, yellow 'hypergiant' star, and astronomers aren't sure when…

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