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NASA’s Ingenuity mission on Mars comes to an end : NPR
An illustration of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars. In April 2021, Ingenuity became the first…
NASA’s Mars helicopter retires after almost 3 years on the planet : NPR
After almost three years on the Red Planet and 72 flights into the thin Martian atmosphere,…
Japanese lunar lander finds the sun, powers up : NPR
This image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows an image taken by a Lunar…
The Earth will not be destroyed when an asteroid whizzes past on Friday : NPR
The space rock is believed to be about the size of the Empire State Building. It…
The SpaceX Axiom Space Ax-3 mission to the ISS returned to Earth : NPR
In this image from video provided by NASA, the 11 International Space Station crew members representing…
A tiny robot set to simulate remote-controlled surgery in space : NPR
Sean Crimmins, a senior in engineering at the University of Nebraska, loads the robotic arm into…
Take a look at these astonishing new images of Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io : NPR
Jupiter’s moon, Io, is seen in this image taken by the spacecraft Juno during a flyby…
As 2024 looms, here’s the astronomy behind zodiac signs and Mercury retrograde : NPR
The dark lanes of interstellar dust in Taurus, which are known as the Taurus Dark Clouds.…
This year in science: AI, James Webb Space Telescope research and climate change
NPR’s Short Wave hosts Geoff Brumfiel and Regina Barber wrap up of the year in AI,…