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Telescope captures 'monster king' through space 13 billion years
An image more than 13 billion years ago from an ancestor of monstrous black holes was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA's Mars robot turns its head when it encounters a 'crocodile back' rock
The rough rock with knife-sharp rocks on the red planet could threaten the Curiosity robot's wheels, forcing the vehicle to find another path.
Science Events
NASA uses... moonlight to dominate the sky
The idea that seems tinged with legend will help NASA own the most accurate satellite array, because to science, moonlight is something that doesn't lie.
Science Events
Two female students win NASA's Moon Digging Robot Design Contest
NASA selected two female students from 2,300 whose designs entered the competition as winners of the Lunabotics Junior Competition, the US national competition for stude…
Space science
What would the space station be without Russia?
In the weeks since the war in Ukraine, the International Space Station (ISS) has been seen as a symbol of cooperation for the sake of science and non-politics.
Space science
The idea of wrapping all of Venus to build a 'city in the clouds'
NASA scientist raised the idea of making hollow bricks suspended at an altitude of 48 km on Venus, forming the foundation to build a city.
Environment
An ice shelf the size of Rome in Antarctica collapses
The NASA scientist said the complete collapse of the Conger ice shelf during a time of unusually high temperatures was 'a sign of what might be to come'.
Science story
Why does NASA allow male astronauts to stay in space longer than female astronauts?
Under limits set by NASA in 1989, the limit for an astronaut's career is based on the risk of dying from cancer in excess of a maximum of 3% over a lifetime.
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Scientists measure the speed of sound on Mars
Based on data collected by NASA robots, scientists estimate that sound travels on Mars at a speed of about 864km/h.
Space science
NASA has found 20 promising planets for human habitation
This discovery brings the total number of habitable, near-Earth-sized exoplanets to about 50.
Space science
Will the Moon be able to collide with Earth like in the movie Moonfall?
The trailer of the movie Moonfall shows us a scenario in the future where the moon will collide with the Earth, but is this possible in reality?
Space science
America's 2,875-ton 'machine' on the launch pad: Beating Saturn V, becoming the most powerful rocket in the world
SLS is the most powerful missile in the world that the US possesses. SLS is about to carry out NASA's 'golden era missions'.
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NASA captures strange place on Mars: Is this a habitable zone?
A published image from NASA of a multi-layered land mixed with beautiful white and blue colors on Mars may contain an interesting aquifer.
Science Events
NASA astronaut sets record for longest stay in space
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei will spend 355 days on the ISS before returning to Earth on March 30.
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NASA starts the 2.9 million kg vehicle carrying rockets
NASA's giant 50-year-old crawler vehicle will carry the SLS rocket and Orion to the launch pad next week.