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Autonomous Systems Help NASA’s Perseverance Do More Science on Mars

“A computer pilot helps NASA’s six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation. In about a third of the time it would have taken other NASA Mars rovers, Perseverance recently …

NASA Scientists Test New Tool for Tracking Algal Blooms

“Harmful algae can endanger public health and coastal ecosystems and economies. Advances in satellite imaging are providing new ways to look at our living ocean. By the time they were over, a series of massive algal blooms along the west …

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely Returns to Earth Near Florida Coast

“After splashing down safely in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida early Monday morning, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 completed the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of …

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launches to International Space Station

“An international crew of four representing four countries is in orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 3:27 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in …

Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova

“NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations …

Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon

“India’s Moon rover has taken first steps on the lunar surface a day after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the south pole. Chandrayaan-3’s rover “ramped down” from the lander and “India took …

Russia’s first lunar mission in decades crashes into the moon

“ Russia’s first lunar mission in decades has ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. The incident, a blow to Russia’s space ambitions, happened after communication with the robotic spacecraft was interrupted …

Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander reaches lunar orbit

“Russia’s first moon mission since 1976 seems to be going well. For the first time in nearly half a century, Russia has made it to the moon. The nation’s Luna-25 mission — its first moon effort since Luna-24 in …

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing

“The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July …

NASA’s Juno Is Getting Ever Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io

“The spinning, solar-powered spacecraft will take another look of the fiery Jovian moon on July 30. When NASA’s Juno mission flies by Jupiter’s fiery moon Io on Sunday, July 30, the spacecraft will be making its closest approach …