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A Swarm of Robots to Explore Mars’ Valles Marineris

Mars is known for its unique geological features. Olympus Mons is a massive shield volcano 2.5 times taller than Mt.…

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Watch SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts conduct 1st private spacewalk early Sept. 12

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronaut mission plans to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk early Thursday morning (Sept. 12), and you can…

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The Marshall Star for September 11, 2024

22 Min Read The Marshall Star for September 11, 2024 Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing NASA and…

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Space Stations Get Pretty Moldy. How Can We Prevent it?

Ask any property inspector, and they’ll tell you one of the maxims of their profession – where there’s moisture, there’s…

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NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station

The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts…

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NASA’s Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space

NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome…

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NASA’s Juno probe spots massive new volcano on Jupiter moon Io

Researchers have spotted a huge new active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io by comparing images taken by two NASA missions…

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NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts arrive at ISS aboard Russian Soyuz capsule (video)

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft delivered NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonauts to the International Space Station today (Sept. 11),…

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NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon

This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. The mission is targeting an Oct. 10, 2024,…

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NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date

5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This bar graph shows GISTEMP summer global temperature anomalies for…

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