An illustration of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars. In April 2021, Ingenuity became the first…
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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…
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…
What space stations of the future could look like
NASA officials plan to take down the International Space Station at the end of 2030. They…
What space stations of the future could look like
NASA officials plan to take down the International Space Station at the end of 2030. They…
Lexington, Kentucky, unveiled a new tourism campaign beyond this planet : NPR
The city used a laser to beam its message to a solar system 40 light years…
Japan makes soft landing on the moon, but lander has a power problem : NPR
Staff of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) watch a live stream of the moon landing…
SpaceX launches Axiom Space’s Ax-3 mission to the International Space Station : NPR
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from pad LC-39A during Axiom…