Can NASA make it to the moon?
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Secret new life of trailblazing astronaut who destroyed her career with a diaper and trench coat… and why NASA wants to forget she ever went to space
The moment Lisa Nowak became a household name should have been in the summer of 2006, when she…
NASA finds super-tough bacteria that could survive Mars trip
NASA has some of the cleanest rooms in the world to prevent contamination. But some microbes have found…
Champagne Cluster is Actually Two Galaxy Clusters in Process of Merging, Astronomers Find
Astronomers discovered an enormous galaxy cluster called RM J130558.9+263048.4 on December 31, 2020; the date, combined with the…
Free-floating ‘rogue’ planet that’s almost 100 times bigger than Earth spotted in Milky Way by astronomers
One of the key ways of detecting other worlds is spotting them as they move in front of…
Nathalie Cabrol, astrobiologist: ‘It’s an achievement of science to admit we don’t know what life is’ | Science
Nathalie Cabrol is no ordinary scientist. The astrobiologist holds two records for the highest-altitude scuba dives. She achieved…
Space Coast shatters launch record in 2025 – WFTV
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s Space Coast closed out 2025 with a record 109 rocket launches. And the…
NASA’s SPHEREx creates the most colorful map of the entire sky
Decorative image. This image features a selection of colors emitted primarily by stars (Image source: NASA and JPL-Caltech)…
NASA’s Curiosity rover ran over a rock on Mars, accidentally breaking it, and what appeared inside left scientists with more questions than answers
During its journey through the Gediz Vallis channel, NASA’s rover passed over a rock and revealed an unexpected…
Heliophysics missions move toward operations
NEW ORLEANS — Two NASA heliophysics missions launched together in September are performing well, while a third mission…
NASA Needs A Drone Detector At Kennedy Space Center
NASA is seeking proposals for a new system to help spot and identify drones that may be flying…
NASA Probe Captures ‘Postcard’ of Mars That Blends Day and Night
Team members working with NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover created this “postcard” by commanding the rover to take images…