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NASA released a stunning high-resolution panorama of the Martian surface taken by Perseverance's Mastcam-Z camera. It spotted a strangely shaped rock.
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NASA Scientists Spot Strangely Shaped Rock in Latest Mars Panorama

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted something rather strange on the Martian surface below: a deep pit, appearing in the form of a black spot.
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NASA Spots Deep, Strange Hole on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA engineers managed to hide a clever message in the red and white colors of its Perseverance rover's parachute that it used to successfully land on Mars.
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NASA Hid a Clever Secret Message in Its Mars Rover’s Parachute

By Victor Tangermann

NASA engineers have stitched together a highly detailed 360-degree panorama of Perseverance's landing site in the Jezero Crater.
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NASA Releases Incredible Panorama of Mars Rover’s Landing Site

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just released footage of its Perseverance Mars rover touching down on the Red Planet. The incredible video is a nail biter.
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NASA Releases Video of Perseverance Touching Down on Mars

By Jon Christian

NASA's next-gen Mars rover Perseverance is outfitted with not just one but two microphones. We could finally get to listen to the sounds of Mars.
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Why Isn’t NASA Releasing RAW Images from Perseverance?

By Tony Ho Tran

As of today, you can access dozens of RAW images from NASA's Perseverance Mars lander, with many more hopefully on the way.
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In Reversal, NASA Is Now Releasing RAW Images From Perseverance

By Jon Christian

According to a new study by scientists from NASA and the German Aerospace Center, some Earthling microbes could survive the hostile conditions on Mars.
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Black Mold From Earth Could Survive on Mars, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

If I were dropped in Jezero crater with a pressurized spacesuit, could I defeat NASA’s mighty Perseverance rover in mortal combat? 
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Could I Defeat NASA’s New Mars Rover in Hand-to-Hand Combat?

By Georgina Torbet

Researchers find clear evidence of a link between the radio waves emitted by certain cell phones and cancer in male rats.
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NASA’s New Mars Rover Is Less Powerful Than Many Smartphones

By Tony Ho Tran

One of the latest photos released by NASA is a spectacular shot of the Perseverance rover as it descends on parachute through the Martian atmosphere.
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NASA Releases Amazing Photo of Rover Parachuting to Mars Surface

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA has released the next photo sent to us all the way from Mars courtesy of its Perseverance mission, which successfully landed on Thursday.
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Incredible Photo Shows NASA Mars Rover Hanging Below “Sky Crane”

By Victor Tangermann

Just minutes after touchdown was confirmed, NASA's Perseverance rover sent back two low-resolution images of the surface of Mars.
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NASA Rover Releases First Photos From the Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has successfully landed in the Jezero crater, a region believed to be an ancient dried up river delta.
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BREAKING: NASA Successfully Lands Perseverance Rover On Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Steve Jurczyk was catapulted from third-in-line to acting leader of NASA when Biden took office. Here's some of what we know about him and his leadership.
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Seven Facts About the New Head of NASA, Steve Jurczyk

By Dan Robitzski

When Perseverance lands, NASA engineers will need to start living and working on Mars time to make the most of the mission's beginning.
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NASA Scientists Need to Live and Work on “Mars Time”

By Dan Robitzski

Here's how to follow NASA's daring Perseverance Mars rover landing this afternoon. It's the most difficult landing on the Red Planet ever attempted.
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How to Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Computer scientist and investor Sailesh Ramakrishnan says that the space industry is about to see a "gold rush" that will transform off-world exploration
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Former NASA Scientist Predicts “Gold Rush” in Space

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will attempt to land in some of the most challenging Martian terrain tomorrow. Luckily, it's prepared.
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Tomorrow’s Mars Landing Will Be Hardest in NASA’s History

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA-sponsored report finds that the agency has fallen behind on its push to develop nuclear propulsion for spacecraft, threatening a 2039 Mars mission.
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NASA Report Recommends “Aggressive” Funding for Nuclear-Powered Mars Mission

By Dan Robitzski

After years of testing and development, NASA is ready to start assembling the spacecraft that will visit the metallic asteroid Psyche.
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NASA Ready to Start Building Its Asteroid-Bound Psyche Spacecraft

By Dan Robitzski

The space company and NASA contractor Nanoracks wants to build greenhouses in space to bolster food security in the face of climate change.
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NASA Contractor Signs Deal to Build Greenhouses in Earth’s Orbit

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists say they can hunt for alien civilizations by looking for industrial pollutants like nitrogen dioxide in exoplanets' atmospheres.
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NASA Is Hunting Alien Civilizations by Looking for Their Pollution

By Dan Robitzski

After a seven months of travel, NASA's Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars next week. The agency's InSight lander will be listening.
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When NASA’s New Rover Lands, Its Other Lander Will Listen for the Impact

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is barred from collaborating with China and its leadership says it's not concerned about China's ambitions. But experts suggest it should be.
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Congress Bars NASA From Working With China. That’s Likely a Mistake.

By Dan Robitzski

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 across its facilities, NASA is handing out Fitbit devices to 1,000 of its employees, including 150 astronauts.
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NASA Is Using Fitbits to Prevent COVID Spread Among Astronauts

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has chosen SpaceX to launch the first parts of its Lunar Gateway, with a Falcon Heavy rocket launching no sooner than May 2024.
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NASA Picks SpaceX to Launch Crew Quarters of Lunar Gateway Station

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX will launch NASA's SPHEREx mission — an orbital telescope that will probe newly-forming galaxies for answers on how the universe began.
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SpaceX Launching NASA Telescope to Find Habitable Alien Worlds

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace to fly ten different science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon by 2023.
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NASA Picks Contractor to Ship Cargo to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and SpaceX are developing duelling spacecraft for crewed missions to other worlds, and so far NASA sees no reason to change gears.
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The Head of NASA Says He’s Not Quite Sure About SpaceX’s Starship

By Dan Robitzski

Even though the Artemis missions were set forth under the Trump administration, acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk says it's still full steam ahead.
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NASA Boss: We Have “Every Indication” That Artemis Is Safe Under Biden

By Dan Robitzski

Steve Jurczyk shares his vision for the future of NASA, including plans for the Artemis missions, working with SpaceX, and more.
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We Interviewed the New Head of NASA About SpaceX, China, and Aliens

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is working towards picking the final location for its Artemis base camp on the Moon, which is expected to be the first long-term base of operations.
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NASA Finalizing Location for Artemis Base Camp

By Dan Robitzski

New acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk says that he's stuck at home, running the entire space agency from his basement.
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New NASA Head Says He’s Running Space Agency From His Basement

By Dan Robitzski

In an experiment, NASA set several controlled fires inside a used Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft to study how fire spreads in microgravity.
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Watch a Fire Break Out on Board a NASA Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Outgoing NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine shared an emotional goodbye video in which he celebrated the space agency's success and long-term missions.
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In Video, NASA Head Bridenstine Gives Emotional Goodbye

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has to prematurely shut down a critical "hot fire" test of the engines meant to one day carry the Orion spacecraft to the Moon.
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NASA Bungles Critical Engine Test For New Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

The "mole" attached to NASA's InSight Mars lander, which has been attempting to dig itself into the rocky surface, is giving up, according to NASA.
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NASA’s Mars Mole Is Giving Up

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just won two contracts to launch both a commercial lunar lander, a mission backed by NASA, as well as a satellite meant to monitor methane emissions.
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SpaceX Secures NASA Contract to Launch Lunar Lander

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and the European Space Agency have graced us with six glorious views of mindbogglingly massive galaxy mergers, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA Releases Hubble Images of Galaxies Smashing Into Each Other

By Victor Tangermann

International Space Station crewmembers dug into radishes that were the first non-leafy green veggies to be grown and consumed on the ISS.
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NASA Let Astronauts Feast on Space-Grown Vegetables

By Dan Robitzski

In a Medium post, NASA engineer Evan Hilgemann explores what its actually like to drive a Mars rover. It's simpler than one might think.
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A Guy Who Drives NASA’s Mars Rover Is Dishing About the Experience

By Victor Tangermann

NASA euthanized all 27 of its primates at the agency's Ames research center in California in February 2019, The Guardian reports.
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NASA Killed All Its Monkeys on the Same Day, Investigation Reveals

By Victor Tangermann

NASA announced that Reid Wiseman would be its 17th Chief Astronaut. He previously logged lots of time in space and served as deputy Chief Astronaut.
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NASA Names Its New Chief Astronaut

By Dan Robitzski

In exchange for technical support from Canada, NASA will fly a Canadian astronaut to lunar orbit, making them the first non-American to reach the Moon.
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NASA Says It Will Fly a Canadian to the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

The COVID-19 global pandemic has left a lasting impression on what our planet looks like from space, according to NASA's new dashboard.
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You Can See the Pandemic From Space, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronomer Alan Stern tells Discover Magazine that the discovery of liquid oceans on other worlds is among the "most profound discoveries" in space.
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A NASA Scientist Heralds “One of the Most Profound Discoveries” of the Space Age

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has officially announced the first team of American astronauts headed to the Moon as soon as 2024 as part of its Artemis program.
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BREAKING: NASA Announces Its Moon Landing Astronauts

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has powered up the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS), a heavy lift rocket that's meant to one day allow Americans to return to the Moon.
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NASA Is Gassing Up Its Big, Pricy Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just published a detailed report on the upcoming Artemis Moon missions, including information on the planned lunar base camp.
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NASA Releases Detailed Plan for 2024 Moon Base Camp

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is paying startups for any Moon dust they collect on missions scheduled for the next few years, but the payment is largely symbolic.
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NASA Will Pay This Startup $1 to Collect Moon Dust. Wait, What?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has started stacking booster segments of its first heavy-lift Space Launch System at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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NASA Is Officially Assembling the SLS in Florida

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory are testing if we can harness the heat of the Sun to travel to interstellar space.
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NASA Tests Experimental Interstellar Propulsion System

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent report, NASA admitted that landing the first astronauts on the Moon since the Apollo era in 2024 might be a bit of a stretch.
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NASA Admits It Probably Won’t Be Able to Land Moon Astronauts by 2024

By Victor Tangermann

Bennu, the asteroid on which NASA landed a spacecraft to gather samples, seems to be hollow and gradually crumbling apart.
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NASA Data Appears to Show That Giant Asteroid Is Hollow

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters that he expects SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to "quarantine and self-isolate" after testing for the coronavirus.
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NASA Head: Elon Musk Needs to “Quarantine and Self-Isolate” After COVID Diagnosis

By Victor Tangermann

NASA modeled how much air pollution humanity would have caused without a pandemic this year to find out how much emissions dropped.
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NASA Figured Out How Much Less We Polluted Under Lockdown

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is now accepting contractor proposals for its plan to power lunar and Martian outposts with small nuclear fission reactors.
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NASA Is Looking for Someone to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

At 7:27 pm on Sunday, SpaceX launched a crew of four aboard a Crew Dragon module, carried into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket.
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Liftoff! SpaceX Launches NASA Astronauts Aboard Dragon Spacecraft

By Jon Christian

Here's how to watch SpaceX and NASA's historic Crew-1 launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on Saturday evening.
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Here’s How to Watch NASA’s Historic SpaceX Launch Today

By Victor Tangermann

President-elect Joe Biden recently named his agency review teams, one of which will bring him up to speed on all things NASA.
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Biden Names NASA Transition Team

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has officially certified the first commercial spacecraft system capable of ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
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NASA Officially Certifies SpaceX For Human Space Travel

By Victor Tangermann

NASA warns that AST & Science's plan to launch 240 massive telecom satellites into orbit would create a serious risk of collisions in space.
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NASA Says This Company’s Giant 5G Satellites Could Cause “Catastrophic Collision”

By Dan Robitzski

Biden has said very little about space. Here's what NASA could look like under his administration.
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Joe Biden Was Behind NASA’s Historic SpaceX Launch This Week

By Victor Tangermann