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NASA selects partners to explore Saturn's moon Titan
NASA has announced a $256.6 million contract with SpaceX, giving the company the responsibility of launching its Dragonfly propeller lander to Titan, Saturn's largest mo…
Watch NASA probe 'capture' Martian sandstorm
Unlike on Earth, Martian dust storms are weaker and smaller, but play an important role in transporting dust across the planet.
NASA releases video about the evolution of the universe after 12 years
After more than a decade of observing and monitoring the universe, NASA has released a short film showing the evolution of outer space, this is truly a very interesting…
NASA to test 'pneumatic brakes' for Mars lander
The US space agency plans to launch a giant inflatable deceleration plate into low Earth orbit early next month.
NASA discovers two stars colliding so violently that they created gold
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected two neutron stars colliding so violently that they may be creating gold in space.
Why did it take NASA 3 months just to open two locks on the box containing soil and rocks collected from a place 6.2 billion km from Earth?
To ensure no contamination of the sample, NASA had to approve the tools used in opening the capsule.
NASA says: Saturn's rings will 'disappear' by 2025
According to scientists, the time for humans to be able to clearly see Saturn's rings is only about 18 months before they become visible.
NASA opens the lid of the asteroid sample box that was stuck for months
Two jammed locks that prevented NASA from retrieving priceless asteroid samples have finally opened after a months-long process.
NASA begins opening extraterrestrial capsule, risk of strange bacteria entering?
Scientists were thrilled when they opened the asteroid sample container of the OSIRIS-REx probe.
NASA taps gold mine worth 70,000 times the global economy
The asteroid Psyche is considered a valuable resource, with huge amounts of gold and diamonds worth 70,000 times the world economy.
4 NASA scientists complete a year of 'trial living on Mars'
After 378 days of living in Mars-like conditions, on July 6, 2024, four scientists stepped out of the
'Time travel' 13.5 billion years, NASA telescope finds 4 cosmic ancestors
The cutting-edge James Webb Space Telescope has just set a new record by identifying the four oldest galaxies ever known in the universe, born just 300 million years aft…
NASA Captures 'Ghost Light' That's Catching Us
The ghost of light is like a thick, dim shell that surrounds the entire Solar System, invisible to older telescopes but looming large in Hubble's divine eye.
NASA releases ice map on Mars
Mapping the ice under the surface of Mars will help mission planners decide on potential landing spots for future astronauts.