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NASA Astronauts are Back on Earth After a Successful Crew Dragon Splashdown
Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley just returned from the ISS, completing the first crewed mission from US soil in…
Perseverance Went Into Safe Mode Shortly After Launch, But it’s Fine
NASA's Perseverance rover experienced some hiccups shortly after launch, but is back on track and making its seven-month journey to…
Juno Captures Pictures of Ganymede for the First Time
On July 5, 2016, NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived around Jupiter, becoming the second mission in history to study the gas…
James Webb Completes a Comprehensive Systems Test for the First Time
The James Webb Space Telescope just passed the critical Comprehensive Systems Test (CST), bringing it a step closer to its…
Roman Space Telescope and SOFIA Get Their Funding Restored… Again
In May of 2020, NASA made the decision to give the next-generation Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST) a proper…
Perseverance Has Been Put Inside its Atlas V Rocket
NASA's Perseverance rover and elements of the Mars 2020 mission were recently loaded aboard the rocket that will take it…
Instead of Going Straight to Mars, Astronauts Should Make a Slingshot Past Venus First
Every 26 months, the orbits of both Earth and Mars conspire to make travel between the two planets shorter. Launching…
15 Different Ideas for Rovers That Could Explore Venus
NASA just announced the winners of it's "Exploring Hell Challenge" with HeroX, an incentive competition designed to inspire designs for…
NASA Chooses 10 Projects that Will Help it Live Off the Land… on the Moon
NASA has announced that it is investing in ten small business concepts that will allow astronauts to explore the Moon…
NASA and HeroX are Looking to Light Up the Moon!
With a prize purse of up to $5 million, NASA and HeroX are looking for ideas on how we could…