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Artemis II mission's Orion capsule reaches its furthest distance from Earth

Science Apr 06

Artemis II crew breaks distance record on mission around far side of moon

By Amna Nawaz, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas, Kate Tobin

Science Mar 28

NASA and CSA astronauts meet ahead of Artemis II launch in Cape Canaveral
Meet the Artemis crew on NASA's first moon mission in more than half a century

This first Artemis crew includes a woman, a person of color and a Canadian, products of a more diversified astronaut corps.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Nov 16

NASA's latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars' atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, mission will help unleash.

By Christopher Carr, Glenn Lightsey, The Conversation

Science Mar 06

The full moon, known as the Hunter's moon, rises over Mexico City
Another private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, but may have fallen over

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Nation Mar 03

FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying two moon landers from the Kennedy Space Center
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Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA's partnership with the private sector

NASA’s partnership with the private sector took a key step forward with a successful moon landing. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the company, Firefly Aerospace, stuck the landing safely early Sunday, making it the first commercial spacecraft to…

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

Dec 22

NASA prepares for Parker Solar Probe to make its closest-ever approach to the sun

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Plans call for the NASA spacecraft on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the…

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Oct 14

WATCH: NASA launches Europa Clipper to scour Jupiter moon for life's ingredients

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

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Oct 07

Spacecraft on its way to investigate asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash.

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Oct 02

NASA switches off a scientific instrument on Voyager 2 to extend spacecraft's lifespan

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — was powered down in late September so the spacecraft can keep exploring for as long as possible, expected into…

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Sep 10

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Critical report warns NASA is underfunded and its future is at risk

By Geoff Bennett, Kate Tobin, Jackson Hudgins

A four-person crew of civilians launched Tuesday morning on a private Space-X rocket for a five-day mission to include the first commercial spacewalk in history. NASA has big plans to send people to the Moon and Mars, but a sweeping…

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