SpaceX’s Starship 14 lifts off from South Texas, then comes down hard on the ground
SpaceX's Starship launches from South Texas, enters orbit for the first time from Texas soil, and lands with a thud.
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Space Flight Changes How Your Body Moves Waste, and Blood Tests Explain Why
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Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman transition to emeritus status at NASA
Two astronauts who flew farther than anyone before are taking new NASA roles in emeritus status.
How spacecraft heat shields hold up under the extreme heat of atmospheric entry
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NASA Discloses PRIMA Telescope Design, a Far-Seeing Instrument That Outclasses the James Webb
NASA's PRIMA telescope may see what the $10 billion James Webb can't. A new probe explorer with a $1.2 billion cap enters design phase.
US-India Satellite Captures a Volcano’s Hourglass-Shaped Plume Over the Pacific
A joint US-India satellite captures time-lapse video of a volcano erupting after nearly five centuries of silence.
NASA Chief Says China’s Chang’e 7 Delay May Have Dodged a Bullet Over the Moon’s South Pole
NASA chief Jared Isaacman warns China's Chang'e 7 delay could let Beijing claim exclusive control of the Moon's south pole.
After More Than Five Thousand Days on Mars, Curiosity’s Most Remarkable Images
A rover's eye surveys a strange mountain world: 10 photos of Mars, each stranger than the last, after five thousand days upon the distant shore.
NASA Astronauts Enter Quarantine in Houston Ahead of Oct. 1 SpaceX Launch to ISS
A crew of four enters quarantine at Johnson Space Center before a SpaceX launch to the International Space Station.
NASA Powers Up Roman’s 300-Megapixel Camera; Coronagraph Tests Go Smoothly
NASA's Roman telescope powers on its 300-megapixel camera, passing early tests during its journey to L2.
Stars Turn Neon-Green in First Test Image From NASA’s Roman Telescope
Stars turn neon-green in Roman telescope's first test image: a green loop before full focus confirms NASA's WFI camera is working.
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