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'Foundation' space advisor on keeping Asimov's fictional galaxy realistic (exclusive)

NASA planetary scientist and "Foundation" space advisor Kevin Hand tells Space.com how the series stays rooted in as much actual science and astrophysics as possible.

Space

How NASA's Curiosity rover overcame its steepest Mars climb yet (video)

The Curiosity Mars rover recently aced its toughest Red Planet climb yet: a sharp 23-degree slope covered slippery sand and wheel-size rocks.

Space

Instruments for NASA's VERITAS Venus mission get a test in Iceland (photos)

This summer, the German Aerospace Center is testing instruments for NASA's VERITAS Venus mission on Iceland's lava flows, a stand-in for the hellishly hot planet.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity breaks 3-month flight gap with 53rd Red Planet hop

Ingenuity is back in action and a 54th flight is already in the works, according to NASA. The helicopter is now resuming scouting duties for a big Mars rover mission seeking life.

Space

New Lego Technic Perseverance Mars rover was a 'thrill' says JPL advisor

Step 337 in assembling Lego's NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Technic model is to you install your name — assuming you were one of the nearly 11 million people who signed up to fly on the real rover.

Space

NASA hears Voyager 2 'heartbeat' after losing touch with interstellar probe

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft had a communication breakdown with Earth, but it's still broadcasting signals to the agency's Deep Space Network antenna group.

Space

NASA hears 'heartbeat' signal from Voyager 2 probe a week after losing contact

NASA engineers have received a "heartbeat" signal from Voyager 2, bringing hope that they may be able to reestablish contact with the probe months ahead of schedule.

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NASA Prepares To Launch Mission To $10,000 Quadrillion Asteroid

Scientists gear up to study metal-rich space rock that could hold more value than the global economy.

Zenger

Morphing NASA robot could someday walk, fly and drive over alien planets (video)

A team from Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has designed something that goes way beyond your typical rover, and may be the next step in robotic planetary exploration.

Space

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and DARPA want to fix your PDFs. Here's how.

When NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory isn't piloting a rover on another world, it's apparently helping make PDF files more secure.

Space

NASA Spaceship Plans To Study $10 Quadrillion Asteroid

The craft will journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

Zenger

NASA's Psyche asteroid probe on track for October launch after 1-year delay

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is on track to hit its new launch target of October 2023, a year later than originally planned, an independent review has found.

Space

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Left Engineers on Read for A Week

NASA's Mars helicopter is fine, but we can expect radio silence more often.

Inverse

Diversity roles are on the decline. What happens next?

Diversity roles still have a higher turnover rate than non-DEI positions.

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This snake robot could hunt alien life on icy moons like Saturn's Enceladus

Finding alien life just took a twist. A snake-shaped robot from NASA aims to climb the crumpled terrain of icy moons like Enceladus to search out microbes.

Space

Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps incredible aerial photo of Perseverance rover during 51st flight

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured an incredible aerial photo of the Perseverance rover amidst the desolate Red Planet plains on April 22, 2023.

Inverse

Why the Greatest Threat To Star-Gazing Isn’t Light Pollution

Wildfires exacerbated by warming temperatures and extreme drought are endangering our views of the night sky. But there may be a controversial way to help mitigate the problem.

Los Angeles Times

How to build a robot arm that can flex in the moon's frigid south pole

Extreme cold is merciless on machinery. Fluids thicken to useless goo. Rubber seals stiffen and crack.

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50 flights on Mars! Ingenuity helicopter's record-setting hop is a giant leap for exploration

Ingenuity was only supposed to make five flights on Mars. Now at 50 sorties, Ingenuity is helping NASA get ready to bring Red Planet samples to Earth.

Wales Online

Scientists to send robot snake into space to look for aliens

The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) system is being developed at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Inverse

In 10 Years, a Rare Alignment Could Allow a Human Mission to Venus and Mars

In the coming decade, NASA and China plan to send the first crewed missions (astronauts and taikonauts) to Mars. 2033 could be just the year to do it.

Space

Planetary Society leads the charge to save NASA's VERITAS Venus mission

After dramatic budget cuts stalled NASA's VERITAS Venus mission, the nonprofit Planetary Society urges Congress for a revival.

Space

NASA Venus mission VERITAS becomes collateral damage amid budget pressures

NASA's decision to indefinitely postpone the highly anticipated VERITAS mission to Venus has outraged and confused the team members.

Space

NASA investigates veteran Mars orbiter to solve a missing fuel mystery

NASA engineers have solved the mystery of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's missing fuel, after estimates suggested the veteran spacecraft could be running on empty.

Al Jazeera

How India allowed RP-Sanjiv Goenka firms to beat coal auctions

Modi gov’t ignored CAG warnings and allowed RPSG Group’s shell companies to undercut competition in coal auctions.

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