Where does Earth’s mysterious ‘ring current’ come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out
A new mission will attempt to chart a mysterious ring-shaped current surrounding the Earth, so that researchers can…
‘Whatever Russia is testing, it’s sophisticated’: Satellites pass within 3 metres of each other
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Industry Moon Lander Training Cabin Lands at NASA for Artemis – NASA (.gov)
Industry Moon Lander Training Cabin Lands at NASA for Artemis NASA (.gov)Moon lander preps for the lunar surface photo…
NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1
The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during…
Watch NASA’s Curiosity rover ‘struggle’ to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week
The scientists operating NASA‘s Curiosity rover are breathing a sigh of relief after successfully removing a troublesome rock…
A researcher may have found a shortcut to Mars as NASA eyes red planet
Under the best circumstances, a trip from Earth to Mars and back would take a spacecraft three years…
NASA’s Simulated Mars Mission Marks 200 Days Inside Habitat
The four crew members of NASA’s Mars simulation recently marked 200 days into their 378-day Red Planet mission…
NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit
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Early universe galaxy breaks the rules by barely spinning
Most galaxies rotate. Our Milky Way rotates. The Andromeda Galaxy rotates. Nearly every galaxy in the cosmic neighborhood…
Here’s what 6 years of driving on Mars did to the wheels on NASA’s Curiosity rover (video)
A new time-lapse video from NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals years of punishing Martian travel, as its wheels churn…
Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm
Before he became NASA administrator in 2018, Jim Bridenstine was a naval aviator who then served as a…
Artemis Astronauts Explain Why Nutella Tastes Different In Space (And So Does Everything Else)
NASA Last month, in a truly historic moment…