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The Perseverance rover has arrived at what’s thought to be an ancient shoreline on Mars.
Perseverance rover taking a selfie on Mars.
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There’s anxiety among space scientists following Nasa’s decision to rethink sample return mission from Mars.
Scientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn.
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Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 18, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four private astronauts make their way to the International Space Station.
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Space exploration is not a waste of resources, but a source of technological and medical advances, a tool for climate monitoring and a source of educational inspiration for youth.
John and Jackie Kennedy in Paris in May 1961.
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With wealth, charm and tactful leadership, John F. Kennedy set the standard for working toward the common good and decency in public discourse
Eye safety is paramount when observing eclipses.
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A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
Thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, are in this 2022 photo taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.
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An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
An illustration of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will head to Jupiter’s moon Europa.
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Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.
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The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.
A worker at the National Hurricane Center tracks weather over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.
A solar eclipse approaching totality.
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Eclipses are rare, fantastic celestial events. Here’s how educators can help visually impaired students enjoy eclipses alongside their sighted peers.
SuperBIT waiting for launch while its giant helium balloon is inflated.
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Giant helium balloons are a cheap, more environmentally friendly alternative to rocket launches – and you get the satellite back.
The surface of Mars is cold, dry and rocky.
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Determining whether or not life exists on another planet is an extraordinarily complicated – and expensive – scientific endeavor.
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The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Europa seen in true colour (left) and false colour (right).
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Only about 12kg of oxygen is produced per second on Europa, which is on the lower side of previous estimates from about 5kg to 1,100 kg per second.
Jeff Koons’ spherical Moon Phases sculptures on board the Odysseus craft which landed on the Moon on February 22.
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Has Jeff Koons’ latest high-profile stunt just proved that space is the new frontier for art?
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A private company has successfully delivered cargo to the Moon’s surface for the first time. Here’s what that means for future space exploration.
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The mission provided details about how to deflect an asteroid should one threaten Earth in future.
Crew members in space will spend lots of time together during future missions to Mars.
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Can astronauts spend prolonged time in close quarters millions of miles from Earth without killing each other?