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Category: planetary science
“I’ll buy 10 of those”—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites
“How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal.” Saturn’s moon Enceladus peeks over […]
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology
Skip to content Testing shows rotor blades won’t disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed. Artist’s illustration of the SkyFall […]
The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?
“I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it’s getting the public excited.” A crescent Moon, a […]
Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
“Humans have probably not evolved to see what we’re seeing. It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing.” A […]
A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter
“We can’t quite afford to support everything that we have done in the past.” A camera on NASA’s Juno spacecraft […]
Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars
There may be a river delta hidden under the obvious delta in a Martian crater. When NASA’s Perseverance rover landed […]
Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy
This is important because it means these rocks were less likely to have been altered in a hydrothermal environment, where […]
NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars
Engineers at JPL are certifying the Perseverance rover to drive up to 100 kilometers. The Perseverance rover looks back on […]
NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one
Technicians work on the MAVEN spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch in 2013. Credit: […]