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A SpaceX cargo capsule just proved it can do something critical for keeping astronauts safe in orbit. The reusable spacecraft successfully boosted the International Space Station six times during its mission, solving a potential future problem.
When Hollywood needed to make a space adventure feel authentic, NASA astronauts stepped up to help. The team behind "Project Hail Mary" collaborated with real space experts to bring Andy Weir's beloved novel to the big screen.
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America is doubling down on space exploration with plans to keep the International Space Station flying until 2032 and build a permanent base on the moon. The moves aim to maintain U.S. leadership in space as competition with China heats up.
Scientists just cracked a decades-old puzzle about the moon's magnetic past using rocks collected over 50 years ago. The answer was hiding in plain sight all along.
A SpaceX cargo capsule just proved it can keep the International Space Station flying safely, completing six successful altitude boosts during its mission. The breakthrough gives NASA crucial backup options for maintaining the orbiting lab's future.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just created the first three-dimensional map of Uranus's upper atmosphere, revealing dramatic temperature shifts and swirling auroras on the mysterious ice giant. The breakthrough gives scientists their clearest view yet of one of our solar system's least understood planets. #
Carnegie Mellon University just opened a massive new robotics facility that could change how we develop autonomous systems for everything from disaster response to space exploration. After 40 years of pioneering real-world robotics, the school is scaling up with specialized environments to test land, air, and water-based robots.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured breathtaking images of massive auroras dancing across Uranus' atmosphere, giving scientists their clearest view yet of this distant ice giant. The discovery marks a major milestone in understanding planetary weather systems beyond Earth.
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the oldest "jellyfish galaxy" ever seen, revealing how the universe shaped distant worlds long before Earth existed. This cosmic discovery is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about how galaxies formed in the early universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope mapped Uranus's glowing pink auroras across a full day, revealing how the ice giant's strange tilted magnetic field shapes its atmosphere. These stunning observations bring us closer to understanding the galaxy's most common type of planet.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just captured the most detailed view ever of Uranus's upper atmosphere, revealing how auroras dance across the ice giant's surface in ways unlike anywhere else in our solar system. The breakthrough is helping scientists understand mysterious distant planets beyond our own cosmic neighborhood.
Europe is taking a giant leap toward sustainable space access with its first reusable rocket test this year. The Themis demonstrator represents a bold shift in how the continent reaches the stars.
After 28 years at NASA, Regina Senegal now leads the team keeping astronauts safe on Artemis moon missions and spacewalks. Her journey from a persistent job applicant to division chief shows how determination and caring leadership shape the future of space exploration.
NASA's Perseverance rover discovered potential evidence of past life in a Martian rock sample, bringing us closer to answering one of humanity's biggest questions. The rover also navigates Mars independently using groundbreaking technology that lets it locate itself without human help.
SpaceX just shattered its own rocket reuse record, flying the same booster to space and back for the 33rd time. The company launched two missions in one day, proving reusable spacecraft can slash the cost of reaching orbit.
NASA discovered a helium flow issue in its moon rocket and chose safety over speed, delaying the Artemis 2 launch to protect four astronauts. The agency's careful approach shows how modern space exploration puts crew safety above meeting deadlines.
A SpaceX rocket just completed its 33rd flight, breaking the company's own reusability record and proving that spacecraft can be flown dozens of times. The milestone came during a double launch day that added 53 new internet satellites to orbit.
Researchers have designed a daring spacecraft mission that could catch up with an interstellar comet traveling through our solar system by using the sun's gravity as a cosmic slingshot. If launched in 2035, the mission would reach Comet 3I/ATLAS by 2085, traveling farther and faster than any spacecraft in history.
Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first three-dimensional map of Uranus's upper atmosphere, revealing how energy moves through the ice giant and shaping our understanding of distant planets. The groundbreaking observations captured a full rotation of the planet and discovered how its unusual magnetic field creates sweeping auroras.
NASA is sending a car-sized helicopter to Saturn's moon Titan in 2028, and it will start flying before it even touches the ground. The Dragonfly mission will explore one of the most mysterious worlds in our solar system when it arrives in 2034. ---
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