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Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft
By Mike Wall published
The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.

Floating blue-eyed robot keeps watch on the ISS: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Looking like a soccer ball with glowing blue eyes, the Japanese Experiment Module Internal Ball Camera-2 is put to test aboard the International Space Station.

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet aces key 'cruise control' test ahead of 1st flight
By Julian Dossett published
NASA's "quiet" new supersonic jet, the X-59, just passed a key engine test, bringing it closer to its first flight later this year.

Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
By Victoria Corless published
The JWST was used in a creative way to capture direct images of distant worlds.

Changing seasons on Uranus tracked across 20 years by Hubble Space Telescope
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
These long-term observations can also help scientists study exoplanets with similar traits.

NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's Orion crew module test article is framed by the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis 2 recovery ops.

Hubble Telescope captures gorgeous new view of Milky Way's star-packed galactic neighbor (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of bright, colorful stars.

SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before
By Andrew Jones published
SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission is set to launch toward a polar orbit on March 31, which will be a first for human spaceflight. Why has this never been done before?

SpaceX rolls out rocket for historic Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has rolled out the rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Fram2 astronaut mission on Monday night (March 31).

ISS National Lab explores the future of space in new podcast 'Between a Rocket and a Hard Space'
By Jeff Spry published
The International Space Station National Laboratory just launched "Between a Rocket and a Hard Space," a brand-new podcast series that explores the future of space innovation.
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