In this donut-shaped bag is a massive parachute. Next stop? Mars.
New panoramic views from NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers reveal dramatically different Martian terrains shaped by ancient water and billions of years of geological change.
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Evidence suggests that Venus is still volcanically active, and new data about a big eruption in Hawaii a few years ago could help scientists find out for sure.
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The Ucayali River snakes across the rainforest in this image captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir from the International Space Station.
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Should Pluto be a bona fide planet again? NASA is working to “revisit the discussion” on Pluto’s planethood status, according to agency chief Jared Isaacman.
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The ongoing military conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off-Earth — the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet.
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NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.
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The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun.
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Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.
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Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet’s Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows.
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