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Taken by NASA's Perseverance rover on Nov. 18, 2024, this image shows the rocks from the "Pico Turquino" ridge along the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater.

Mars rover Perseverance sends home postcard from scenic 'Pico Turquino' (photo)

By Stefanie Waldek published

After an arduous ascent to the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover is doing a little sightseeing.

Mars Rovers
a bright white spacecraft is docked on the right, taking up nearly half that side of the image, the milky way stands to the left.

Watch the sun rise on SpaceX's Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing ISS video

By Josh Dinner published

A new video from the International Space Station shows SpaceX's Crew Dragon alongside the Milky Way, as the bright sun rises on the spacecraft's face.

International Space Station
SpaceX's CRS-27 Dragon cargo capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking on March 16, 2023.

Watch SpaceX's 31st Dragon cargo capsule head back to Earth today after delays (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule is set to depart the International Space Station today (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

International Space Station
A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission by a camera on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays.

NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to 2026, Artemis 3 astronaut landing to mid-2027

By Mike Wall published

NASA has delayed the planned launch of its Artemis 2 crewed moon mission to April 2026, allowing more time to prep its Orion capsule.

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Artist's illustration of Artemis 2 mission including the Orion spacecraft with Earth in background

NASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know

By Brett Tingley last updated

Reference Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of the Artemis program and the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four astronauts around the moon.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission crew teaser with four astronauts in spacesuits.

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

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a greyscale landscape seen from high above, with overlapping twisting paths.

Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency reveals

By Harry Baker published

Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.

Mars Rovers
The top portion of an orange rocket with a white head stands to the left, connected by umbilical attachments to a large metal launch tower on the right.

Trump may cancel NASA's powerful SLS moon rocket – here's what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel

By Yang Gao published

Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that NASA's giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat.

Artemis
The Artemis 1 SLS rocket ignites as seen from the press site at Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 16, 2022.

NASA will update us all on its Artemis moon landing program on Dec. 5. Here's how to watch live.

By Tariq Malik published

NASA is about to speak out about its plan to return astronauts to the moon, and you'll be able to watch it live on Thursday (Dec. 5).

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Hundreds of galaxies appear in this view, which is set against the black background of space. There are many overlapping objects at various distances. They include large, blue foreground stars, some with eight diffraction spikes, and white and pink spiral and elliptical galaxies. Numerous tiny orange dots appear throughout the scene

Spiderweb protocluster is filled with baby galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope reveals (image)

By Robert Lea published

Using the JWST astronomers have dived deeper into a cosmic spiderweb called the Spiderweb protocluster located 10 billion light-years away than ever before.

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