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Perseverance rover’s Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of life

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of…

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NASA denies setting ‘new bans’ for employees amid reports of removing LGBTQI+ symbols from offices

NASA has come under scrutiny over the last few weeks due to its compliance with executive orders penned by U.S.…

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GSA cuts; Hegseth at NATO; NASA Mars program : NPR

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NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft

NASA has decided to shuffle around some SpaceX Dragon capsules in order to launch its Crew-10 mission to the International…

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NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

A small NASA exoplanet probe now has a ride to Earth orbit. The agency announced on Monday afternoon (Feb. 10)…

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NASA HQ verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols

That crystal charm you have hanging on your office window — the one that disperses sunlight to cast little rainbows…

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Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan ‘may be too high,’ NASA safety group says

An annual safety report to NASA has both praise for the agency and also underscores a number of cautionary woes,…

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Who is Janet Petro, Trump’s pick for acting NASA administrator?

Janet Petro became the first woman to lead NASA on Jan. 20, after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed her to…

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Auction offers Neil Armstrong’s reply to NASA engineer’s Apollo 11 mission patch ideas

Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as explained in his handwritten letter, it was too late. The Apollo 11 commander and…

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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions

The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled by a nuclear reactor to their destination. But before…

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