Swarming robots to tackle space debris
Resembling a brightly coloured artwork, a virtual environment software replicates the real-life setup shown right behind the screen…
NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101
NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space…
APOD: 2026 October 15 – The Milky Way over Manhattan
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Watch SpaceX deliver more than 6,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS today
NASA’s SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking – YouTube Watch On A Dragon is closing the…
A Moon With No Sun Could Keep Water Liquid for 4.3 Billion Years, Scientists Say
AI-generated illustration of a rogue planet and its moon. A moon lost in interstellar darkness may still be…
Perseverance rover breaks Mars driving distance record – YouTube
Perseverance rover breaks Mars driving distance record YouTubeNASA’s Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars ReutersComparing Off-World Rover…
Astronomers find mysterious radio signal coming to us from the early universe
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NASA battery survives -274°F cold in test for future Moon missions
NASA has tested a solid-state battery that survived temperatures as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170…
Things are finally looking up for NASA’s first missions to Venus in a generation
The comeback of VERITAS is even more striking. “VERITAS is now funded with a launch date of November…
Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 ‘families,’ scientists find
You can tell a lot about how a child will age by looking at their parents, and it…
SpaceX’s Starship just turned 10 years old. When will it go to Mars?
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Space Shuttle Endeavour: Reservations open next week to see exhibit
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, NASA’s final space shuttle, will soon be available again for public viewing. Advance reservations…