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Astrobiology Apr 22, 2026

NASA's Curiosity rover uncovers metal‑rich hotspot tied to ancient Martian lake

A team of scientists using the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered the highest amounts of iron, manganese, and zinc ever found together in Gale Crater on Mars. Minerals with these metals were ...

Space Exploration Apr 21, 2026

NASA on track for future missions with initial Artemis II assessments

Following NASA's Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers started diving into detailed analysis of data to assess how key systems and subsystems on the Orion spacecraft, SLS (Space Launch System) ...

Space Exploration Apr 21, 2026

NASA rolls out Artemis III moon rocket core stage

Following the recent successful test flight of NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon, NASA rolled out the core stage, or the largest section, of the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed ...

Space Exploration Apr 20, 2026

NASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1 to keep spacecraft operating

On April 17, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, or LECP. The nuclear-powered ...

Space Exploration Apr 17, 2026

Human space research gets a boost from retired NASA centrifuge

Texas A&M University is preparing for a new era of space research with the launch of a research centrifuge at the Anthony Wood '87 Artificial Gravity Lab. Set to become one of the most advanced human centrifuge facilities ...

Astronomy Apr 15, 2026

'Interstellar glaciers': NASA's SPHEREx maps vast galactic ice regions

NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) mission has mapped interstellar ice at an unprecedented scale. Covering regions in our Milky Way galaxy more than ...

Space Exploration Apr 13, 2026

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts' triumphant moon flyby

Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon's far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check.

Space Exploration Apr 11, 2026

After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for moon landings

With Artemis II successfully completing its historic lunar mission on Friday, NASA is banking on billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the next step: landing astronauts on the moon.

Space Exploration Apr 11, 2026

'Howl at the moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm

When NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville was working a shift during the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, he realized the US space agency wasn't consistently livestreaming the spacecraft's journey to Earth.

Space Exploration Apr 10, 2026

Artemis II's grand moon finale is almost here with a Pacific splashdown to cap NASA's lunar comeback

Their dramatic grand finale fast approaching, Artemis II's astronauts aimed for a splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity's first voyage to the moon in more than half a century.

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