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A fast-moving wildfire near Madrid forced the evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Communications Complex, a key tracking station for the…
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory successfully launched Google’s Gemma 3 vision-language model into orbit on Loft Orbital’s YAM-9 satellite, marking the…
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NASA awarded a $13 million subcontract to Firefly Aerospace to build the aeroshell for the nuclear-powered Skyfall spacecraft, which is…
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NASA is evaluating a plan to send the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance rover, nicknamed "Promise," to the Moon's…
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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went silent after 11 years when it failed to reestablish contact following a routine occultation behind Mars…
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched in October 2023, used a close Mars flyby (within 2,864 miles) to gain a 1,000-mile-per-hour speed…
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing next-generation Mars helicopters, building on Ingenuity's success, to carry heavier payloads over greater distances…
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NASA's Artemis II mission successfully demonstrated laser communication technology, transmitting 484 gigabytes of data from lunar distance using the Orion…
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NASA engineers successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster at 120 kilowatts, the highest power level ever achieved in a…
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SpaceX will launch the ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars using its Falcon Heavy rocket, with a potential launch window…
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TransAstra's "New Moon" mission proposes capturing a small asteroid and towing it into a stable orbit near Earth, with a…
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NASA's Perseverance rover remains in excellent health and is ready to extend its scientific mission, with its longevity now critical…
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Jared Isaacman assumes leadership of NASA with a forward-thinking approach, aiming to address the agency's aging infrastructure and bureaucratic challenges…
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has observed a faster-than-expected increase in solar activity, reversing a previous declining trend. A NASA-led study…
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