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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade float

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display is just one of the highlights on the JPL-inspired "Rover Rendezvous" float.

Space

Meet Endurance, a pioneering NASA moon rover designed to survive the frigid lunar night

NASA has begun blueprinting the Endurance rover to traverse the gigantic South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, a wonderland of promising geological surprises.

Space

SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025

NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.

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Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency reveals

Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.

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'We didn't know what it was at first.' NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet

NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned "city under the ice" built by the U.S. military during the Cold War.

Space

NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for future ocean world missions (video)

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.

Space

NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones

The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's chief center for planetary exploration, is conducting its second round of layoffs in 2024, reducing its workforce by another 5%.

Space

Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe images

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet’s atmosphere.

Space

'Boo Deng' steals the show at NASA JPL's annual pumpkin carving contest (photos)

The bright minds at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory never disappoint with the clever creations at the lab's annual pumpkin carving contest.

Space

NASA finds signs of hellish, lava-covered 'exomoon' circling an alien world — and it could meet a 'destructive end'

A new analysis of a peculiar metallic cloud surrounding the exoplanet WASP-49 b provides further evidence that it may have been birthed by a volcanic satellite, which may become the first officially recognized "exomoon."

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Europa Clipper blasts off: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?

NASA just launched a spacecraft the size of a basketball court towards Jupiter's moon Europa. Here's what will happen over the next 10 years.

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Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)

A sodium cloud detected in the vicinity of an exoplanet named WASP-49 b hints at the presence of a natural satellite, also known as an exomoon.

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Europa Clipper’s 7-Year, 1.8-Billion Mile Journey To Jupiter’s Moon Is More Intense Than You Think

Here's the winding road NASA's Europa Clipper must take through the Solar System to reach a special Jupiter moon.

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Ancient ruins are under threat. Here's how archaeologists are getting help from space (exclusive)

Climate change and urbanization are threatening ancient sites around the world. As archaeologists fight back, satellites are among the tools they use.

Space

NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries

The Europa Clipper will determine whether Jupiter’s icy moon has the right conditions for life as we know it.

Space

NASA scientists solve mystery of curious 'spiders' on Mars

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have recreated spider-like araneiform terrain, a geologic formation found on Mars, in a lab on Earth.

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'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth for 1st time — and scientists are shrieking with joy

Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The breakthrough could help unravel further mysteries surrounding the static Martian arachnids.

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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space

NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome extreme cold and dwindling power.

Space

NASA's Europa Clipper probe to icy Jupiter moon takes big step toward its Oct. 10 launch

NASA's Europa Clipper astrobiology probe passed a major technical review today (Sept. 9), keeping the highly anticipated mission on track for its planned Oct. 10 launch.

Space

How NASA's Curiosity rover changed Mars landings forever (photos)

A look back at how NASA nailed the landing of its Curiosity Mars rover in August 2012, and what that success meant for Red Planet exploration.

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Cosmic curiosity is climbing, thanks to social media

How social media has changed the way we get information this century.

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NASA discovers secret moon orbiting nearby 'planet killer' asteroid after recent close approach to Earth

New NASA images of a mountain-size, "planet killer" asteroid that made its closest approach to Earth last month have revealed a surprise companion circling the massive space rock.

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2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action

NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.

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