One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo
Another mission the White House wanted to cancel was THEMIS, a pair of spacecraft orbiting the…
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After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
Ars: Taking the longer view, is the United States or China better positioned (i.e., US spending…
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Rocket Report: NASA finally working on depots, Air Force tests new ICBM
How to get to the Moon … The report estimates that canceling the SLS rocket, its…
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A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
“Very early in Mars’ history, maybe 4 billion years ago, the planet was warm enough to…
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Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object
There is a growing buzz in the astronomy community about a new object with a hyperbolic…
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Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid, but now it’s running in backup mode
The spacecraft, built by Maxar Space Systems, will operate its electric thrusters for the equivalent of…
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SpaceX’s next Starship just blew up on its test stand in South Texas
The Trump administration’s proposed budget for NASA would cancel the Artemis program’s ultra-expensive Space Launch System…
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SpaceX may have solved one problem, only to find more on latest Starship flight
SpaceX made some progress on another test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket Tuesday, finally…
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
An illustration depicts a NASA spacecraft approaching the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. Though there are no plans…
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Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars
Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense…
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As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission
Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA’s…
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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
That mission, and the 2020 Chang’e-5 robotic mission before it, are the first to return lunar…
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There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night
The most recent lunar occultation of Mars that was visible from the United States occurred on…
