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NASA helicopter’s mission ends after three years on Mars

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after...

NASA’s Juno to get close look at Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io on Dec. 30

ASTRONOMY
NASA's Juno spacecraft will on Saturday, Dec. 30, make the closest flyby of Jupiter's moon Io that any spacecraft has made in over 20...

NASA feels a ‘sense of urgency’ to get to Mars: Idaho scientists could help us get there

ASTRONOMY
China has repeatedly stunned the U.S. intelligence community in the last five years with rapid progress in its space exploration program, landing a rover...

NASA uses two worlds to test future Mars helicopter designs

ASTRONOMY
For the first time in history, two planets have been home to testing future aircraft designs. In this world, a new rotor that could...

NASA’s Curiosity rover clocks 4,000 days on Mars

ASTRONOMY
Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover remains busy conducting exciting science. The...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft discovers 2nd asteroid during Dinkinesh flyby

ASTRONOMY
On Nov. 1, NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal...

NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon

ASTRONOMY
A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that...

6 things to know about NASA’s asteroid-exploring Psyche mission

ASTRONOMY
The first-ever mission to study a metal-rich asteroid, Psyche aims to help scientists learn more about the formation of rocky bodies in our solar...

NASA’s Perseverance captures dust-filled Martian whirlwind

ASTRONOMY
The lower portion of a Martian dust devil was captured moving along the western rim of Mars' Jezero Crater by NASA's Perseverance rover on...

NASA readies for dramatic return of asteroid sample to Earth

ASTRONOMY
The climactic end of a seven-year voyage comes Sunday when a NASA capsule is due to land in the Utah desert, carrying to Earth...

NASA spots new Moon crater, likely caused by crashed Russian probe

ASTRONOMY
NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing on the surface around...

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies again after unscheduled landing

ASTRONOMY
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July 22 flight short....
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