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Astronomy Apr 8, 2025

NASA's Deep Space Network starts new dish, marks 60 years in Australia

Canberra joined the global network in 1965 and operates four radio antennas. Now, preparations have begun on its fifth as NASA works to increase the network's capacity.

Astrobiology Apr 8, 2025

Saturn's moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of soot-like "sand," its topography has long fascinated scientists and invited speculation on ...

Space Exploration Apr 8, 2025

A US-Russian crew of 3 arrives at the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft.

Astrobiology Apr 7, 2025

Want to know how to survive in space? Ask a tardigrade

The 2025 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, which took place from March 10–14 in The Woodlands, Texas, witnessed some very interesting proposals for space exploration and science. In addition to bold mission concepts, ...

Space Exploration Apr 7, 2025

Gateway lunar space station's first habitation module arrives in U.S.

From the mountains of Turin to the deserts of Arizona, a core element of Gateway, humanity's first lunar space station, is now one step closer to the moon. As seen in this April 1, 2025, photo, HALO (Habitation and Logistics ...

Astronomy Apr 7, 2025

A day at Uranus just got 28 seconds longer

A day at Uranus just got a little longer.

Environment Apr 7, 2025

NASA laser tech reveals climate impact on tropical forest canopies

With their ability to store carbon, forests are often considered the lungs of the Earth, but they are vulnerable to the world's ills, too. A new study, using NASA laser technology from the International Space Station, reveals ...

Planetary Sciences Apr 7, 2025

NASA and ESA want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here's what will happen to the samples once they get here

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA with participation from the European Space Agency (ESA). The mission will allow scientists to use ...

Astronomy Apr 7, 2025

Hubble helps determine Uranus' rotation rate with unprecedented precision

An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made new measurements of Uranus' interior rotation rate with a novel technique, achieving a level of accuracy 1,000 times greater than previous ...

Space Exploration Apr 6, 2025

Blue Origin plans an all-female space flight—but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will embark on a mission with only women aboard. Blue Origin's all-female space flight crew, which includes popstar Katy ...

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