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NASA Searching for New Ideas for Its Mars Rocks Return Mission

The agency will seek new ideas for its Mars Sample Return program, expected to be billions of dollars over budget…

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NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon

The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving.

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Richard Truly, 86, Dies; Shuttle Astronaut Who Went On to Lead NASA

In 1983, he commanded a Challenger shuttle flight. After the 1986 disaster, he was charged with leading NASA’s return to…

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American Company’s Spacecraft Malfunctions on Its Way to the Moon

After a flawless launch to orbit, the privately built robotic Peregrine lander is unlikely to reach the lunar surface because…

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Vulcan Rocket Prepares for First Launch With Moon Lander Mission

Here’s what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit.

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It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos

For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year. Using data from the…

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Mary Cleave, Who Glimpsed a Blighted Earth From Space, Dies at 76

After flying on two shuttle missions and viewing a deteriorating world out a spacecraft window, she turned to environmental research…

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Space Station to Earth: Houston, We Have Found the Tomato

The NASA astronaut Frank Rubio grew a tomato in space, but then it disappeared. Suspicion trailed Mr. Rubio for months,…

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How NASA Learned to Love 4 Squirmy Letters

Richard Danne, left, shakes hands with NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana. Credit...Keegan Barber/NASALast month, NASA welcomed Richard Danne to its…

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NASA’s Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid Is Ready to Launch

The journey on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket has been delayed this week by poor weather conditions.

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