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Practical Ideas for Farming on the Moon and Mars
Recent research supported by NASA shows how algae-growing greenhouses could lead to colonies on the Moon and Mars that are…
Finally! Mars InSight’s Mole is Now Underground
It looks like the InSight Lander's Mole instrument is making some progress. After months of perseverance, the team operating the…
NASA and SpaceX Gearing Up For Historic Crew Dragon Launch This Week
NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for the Demo-2 mission this week, which will see the Crew Dragon launch from…
WFIRST Will be Named After Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s First Chief Astronomer
In honor of NASA's first Chief Astronomer and the "mother of Hubble," the WFIRST has been officially named the Nancy…
OSIRIS-REx Will Collect a Sample from Bennu on October 20th
The date is finally set for OSIRIS-REx's sampling maneuver. The spacecraft has been at asteroid Bennu since the end of…
NASA is Giving the SLS a “Green Run” to Prepare it for Launch in Late 2021
Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center have resumed tests of the Core Stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) in…
NASA Proposes the Artemis Accords. The New Rules for Lunar Exploration
NASA just released a series of principles designed to foster exploration and cooperation in lunar exploration, called the Artemis Accords.
Finally! InSight’s Mole is Making Slow and Steady Progress
Personnel at NASA and the DLR have been working for months to get InSight's Mole working. They're at a disadvantage,…
NASA is Going to Try Manufacturing a Telescope Mirror in Space
A process developed by NASA, which could be very useful for building telescopes in space, will soon be tested with…
Perseverance Rover is Getting Tucked Into its Launch Fairing
70 days from now, the next launch window to Mars opens. That's when NASA will launch their Perseverance Rover. New…