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NASA's Perseverance rover launch kicks off audacious Mars sample-return project

Humanity's first interplanetary sample-return campaign is now underway. NASA's car-sized Perseverance Mars rover launched yesterday (July 30), kicking off a nearly seven-month cruise to the Red Planet. Perseverance will hunt for signs of ancient Mars life ...

NASA astronauts set to ride a SpaceX Crew Dragon back to Earth for the 1st time this weekend

After a busy two months in space, the first two NASA astronauts to visit the International Space Station on a commercial vehicle are ready to come back to Earth — if the weather cooperates. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived at the International Space ...

We could one day predict the most dangerous solar flares 24 hours in advance, study suggests

Scientists may one day be able to predict dangerous solar flares just one day in advance using a new solar outburst model, a new study finds. Solar flares are the largest explosions in the solar system. These giant eruptions from the solar corona — the sun's ...

The long road to returning first-ever samples from Mars

(CNN) When NASA's Perseverance rover touches down on Mars in February 2021, the mission will spend the next two years exploring one of the oldest and most intriguing sites on the red planet: Jezero Crater. It's the site of an ancient lake bed and river delta ...

A space race to Mars? Not quite — here's why.

With the successful launch of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover Thursday (July 30), three countries now have craft barreling towards the Red Planet. So is this a Martian space race? Not exactly. But it is an exciting coincidence for planetary science.

A European rocket will launch a space tug and 2 satellites today. Here's how to watch live.

Arianespace plans to send a satellite-servicing vehicle — along with two satellites — into space on today (July 31) and you can watch the launch online. The launch will take place between 6:30 p.m. and 7:16 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (5:30 ...

Top GOP senator predicts moon goal faces funding challenges

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NASA's top appropriator in the Senate tells POLITICO keeping Artemis funding on track for 2024 will be "a challenge." — Senior GOP overseer in House vows to fight for higher NASA budget in negotiations with Senate. — Latest coronavirus relief bill includes ...

A weird long cloud on Mars has returned. It's right on schedule, scientists say.

A weird long cloud has formed so many times over the same Martian volcano that scientists have given up and named it. Meet the Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud, or AMEC. Its long bright trail has become a familiar feature over the peak known as Arsia Mons, ...

The Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars. What's next?

(CNN) The NASA Perseverance rover is now on a journey to Mars. It will take between 6.5 and seven months before the rover lands on the red planet in February 2021. "The mission has 314 million miles of interplanetary space and seven minutes of terror to ...

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Juno's new images reveal Ganymede's north pole

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For the first time ever, images have been taken of the north pole of Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter. The infrared images were obtained by NASA's Juno spacecraft. Sharing is caring! Tweet. Share. Pin. Mail. Share. Grayish sphere with curved white grid ...