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NASA chooses SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver rover, astronaut base to the moon
By Josh Dinner published
NASA is planning to assign SpaceX and Blue Origin 'demonstration missions' for their Artemis Program lunar landers, with eyes to put a habitat on the moon by 2033.
Will astronauts need to be rescued from the moon? NASA wants to be prepared just in case
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA is seeking the public's help creating emergency response plans for future missions to the moon.
Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).
NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
By Julian Dossett published
The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.
'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"We have been calling Uranus an ice giant, but we don't really know its nature."
Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk
By Conor Feehly published
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet's star has a wonky planetary disk.
Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.
India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.
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