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How to Prevent our Spacecraft From Contaminating Mars
A new report by the National Academies of Sciences highlights the importance of planetary protection for future missions destined for…
Nancy Grace Roman Just Passed a Critical Design Review
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just completed it's Mission Critical Design Review, a major milestone on the road to…
Communication With Mars is About to Become Impossible (for two Weeks)
Every two years, Mars enters what is known as a "Solar Conjunction," where its orbit takes it behind the Sun…
NASA’s Human Space Exploration Division is Being Split in Two
Large government organizations require lots of people to run them. NASA is no exception. America’s space agency has long been…
A Tiny, Inexpensive Satellite Will be Studying the Atmospheres of hot Jupiters
The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (aptly nicknamed CUTE) is a new, NASA-funded mission that aims to study the atmospheres of…
Although it’s Quiet Today, Mars Once had Thousands of Volcanic Eruptions on its Surface
New research has found more evidence that Mars once experienced super-volcanoes that filled the atmosphere with ash and dust.
NASA has a Ballistic air gun to Hurl Rocks at Space Suits to Test Their Micrometeorite Protection
Shock testing is commonly used throughout engineering to determine how a product will do when impacted by something. That something…
NASA’s VIPER Rover Will Hunt for Water Near Nobile Crater at Moon’s South Pole
NASA says its VIPER rover will head for the western edge of Nobile Crater near the moon's south pole in…
Perseverance Drills Another Hole, and This Time the Sample is Intact
After failing in its first try, the Perseverance rover just successfully obtained a rock sample from the Martian surface that…
NASA is Testing out a new air Taxi Prototype
NASA is commonly thought of as America’s space agency, but its name also emphasizes another research area. The National Aeronautics…