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NASA's Mars lander InSight is caked in so much dust that it can't harness enough solar energy to stay operational through the Martian winter.

NASA Takes Emergency Action to Save Dying Mars Lander

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has signed a "Space Act Agreement" with what could be the first reality show set in space called "Space Hero," as Space.com reports.

NASA Considering Reality TV Show Filmed on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab have concluded that the Ingenuity Mars helicopter needs to have its flight control software reinstalled.

NASA Says Oops, Mars Helicopter Needs Software Update to Fly

By Victor Tangermann

The White House has reiterated its support for NASA's Artemis program, with the goal of returning the first human astronauts to the surface of the Moon.

NASA Plans to Land First Person of Color on the Moon in Artemis Program

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA released a stunning new photo of Mars on Thursday depicting a series of bright-blue dunes near the Red Planet’s polar cap.

Amazing NASA Photo Shows Bright-Blue Dunes on Mars

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA just powered up its Ingenuity Mars helicopter for the first time — not on the Martian surface, but in the middle of interplanetary space.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Hits Error, First Flight Delayed

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA just funded a project that wants to explore the clouds of Venus with a swarm of kite-like spacecraft that glide through the atmosphere.

NASA Funds Spacecraft “Swarm” to Explore Venus

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Perseverance rover just snapped its next incredible selfie — and this time around, it's not just of itself.

NASA’s New Mars Rover Takes Selfie With Helicopter in Background

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has sent back a sweet selfie, a stunningly crisp self-image of the six-wheeled rover's "head."

NASA’s Mars Rover Just Took a Selfie and It’s Actually Beautiful

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just dropped a 14,000 pound model of its Orion spacecraft into a big pool to make sure that it would hold up during a splashdown.

Watch as NASA Drops a Spacecraft Into a Huge Dunk Tank

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Mars helicopter dubbed Ingenuity is online and just snapped its first color photo over the weekend.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Is Online and Just Sent Back a Photo

By Victor Tangermann

In an email to Futurism, JPL media relations specialist Andrew Good confirmed that the "rainbow" spotted by Perseverance was the result of a lens flare.

NASA: That’s Not a Rainbow We Photographed on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has officially survived its first night alone after being deployed by the agency's Perseverance rover.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Survives First Night On Its Own

By Victor Tangermann

Four current crew members on board the ISS took SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft nicknamed Resilience for a spin early Monday morning.

Watch NASA Astronauts Take SpaceX Spacecraft for a Joyride

By Victor Tangermann

NASA recently ran a ground test for the propulsion system on their Gateway lunar orbiter. It'll allow the future space station to explore the Moon.

NASA Tests Propulsion System for Lunar Space Station

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA has been teasing that there are two yet-undiscovered Easter eggs on its Perseverance Rover. Anyone who wants to find them has until Easter to try.

NASA Says There Are Still Easter Eggs on Its Mars Rover That Nobody Has Discovered

By Dan Robitzski

The Solar Orbiter, a NASA and ESA spacecraft that's exploring the Sun, is kept safe from heat and radiation by a coating of charred, ground-up bones.

NASA’s Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Contains Powdered Bones

By Dan Robitzski

A team of German researchers have found that a highly controversial spacecraft thruster prototype called the EmDrive may not produce any thrust at all.

New Tests Cast Doubt On NASA’s Physics-Defying Thruster Design

By Victor Tangermann

NASA showed off a picture of a peculiar Martian rock that was zapped with its rover Perseverance's onboard laser.

NASA Shows Off Photo of Rock With Laser Holes From Mars Rover

By Victor Tangermann

In a rare turn of events, China's National Space Administration (CNSA) exchanged information with NASA about its Mars orbiter, as SpaceNews.com reports.

China Shared Information With NASA About Its Mars Orbiter

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is getting ready to gently lower the agency's Ingenuity helicopter onto the Martian surface below it.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Just Unfurled Its Legs

By Victor Tangermann

During a press conference, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin told reporters that the leak on board the space station was a "scratch" about two to three cm long.

NASA Offers $400 Million for Companies to Build New Space Stations

By Tony Ho Tran

Blue Origin and NASA are developing artificial gravity by rotating the entire rocket and using centrifugal force, kind of like a carnival ride.

NASA and Blue Origin Developing Artificial Gravity Trick

By Dan Robitzski

To celebrate the occasion, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is stashing a small piece of fabric from the famous Wright aircraft under its solar panel.

NASA Hid a Small Piece of the Wright Brothers’ Airplane in Its Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has chosen the location to attempt a historic first with its Ingenuity Helicopter: the first time a manmade object to take flight on Mars.

NASA Chooses “Airfield” Location for Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Space Launch System may well be the agency's last class of rocket that NASA will ever build, according to a new The New York Times essay.

The SLS Is Probably the Last Rocket NASA Will Ever Build

By Victor Tangermann

According to anonymous sources, president Joe Biden is eying Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) for the role of NASA administrator, The Verge reports.

Biden Reportedly Picks Former Astronaut as a New Head of NASA

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has released recordings of its Perseverance rover driving on the surface of Mars. And it sounds rough.

Listen to the Sounds NASA’s Rover Makes As It Drives Around Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has released a number of gorgeous digital renders of a SpaceX Dragon XL lunar resupply spacecraft rendezvousing with the lunar Gateway.

NASA Releases Beautiful New Renders of Lunar Gateway Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

After the military coup in Myanmar, Japan's space agency halted a joint project with Myanma scientists to prevent it from being exploited by the army.

International Space Station

Satellites Are Stranded on the ISS Because of a Military Coup

By Dan Robitzski

In order to protect future Mars settlers from deadly cosmic radiation, researchers suggest building homes in underground tunnels called lava tubes.

NASA Using Navajo Language to Name New Mars Discoveries

By Tony Ho Tran

At a recent meeting about NASA's James Webb space telescope, engineers voiced their concern over pirates, as The Atlantic reports.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Officials Are Worried That Pirates Will Steal the James Webb Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

In a clip uploaded to SoundCloud, we get to listen to "the first audio recordings of laser strikes on Mars," courtesy of NASA's Perseverance rover.

NASA’s New Rover Just Shot a Rock With Its Laser

By Victor Tangermann

After touching down in the Jezero Crater on February 18, NASA's Mars rover is getting ready for its big journey — and dropping off a special delivery.

NASA May Have Picked a Place to Fly the Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

Former NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver believes that the agency's extremely expensive and overdue Space Launch System isn't worth it anymore.

Former NASA Leader Says SpaceX Should Build NASA’s Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

A massive 164-foot asteroid called 2006 QV89 has a one in 7,000 chance of bashing into the Earth on the morning of September 9, according to the ESA.

NASA: This Asteroid Will Get So Close It Could Smash Into Earth’s Satellites

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA announced Friday that the touchdown site of the Perseverance Rover will be named after sci-fi writer and pioneer Octavia Butler.

NASA Names Mars Landing Site After Sci-Fi Pioneer Octavia Butler

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is officially on the move.Recently uploaded images show the six-wheeled robot's tracks imprinted in the dust around it.

NASA’s New Mars Rover Is Officially on the Move

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has spent the last week getting ready for work and stretching its seven foot robotic arm.

NASA’s Mars Rover “Percy” Stretches Its Arm for the First Time

By Victor Tangermann

NASA released the first ever microphone recordings taken on the surface of Mars, as picked up by one of the Perseverance Mars rover's two microphones.

NASA Releases First-Ever Recording of Sound on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is preparing for a grounded voltage test of its all-electric X-57 Maxwell airplane, which will prepare the team for actual test flights.

NASA Is Testing an All-Electric Airplane

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are calling on NASA to rename the James Webb Space Telescope due to Webb's extended legacy and questionable human rights record.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Hated Gay People. Why Are We Naming a Telescope After Him?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA embedded a secret code on the parachute of the Perseverance Mars rover to help inspire others. Here's exactly what it says.

All the Easter Eggs NASA Engineers Left on the Mars Rover

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA released a stunning high-resolution panorama of the Martian surface taken by Perseverance's Mastcam-Z camera. It spotted a strangely shaped rock.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

NASA Ready to Start Building Its Asteroid-Bound Psyche Spacecraft

By Dan Robitzski