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NASA’s VIPER will be the first off-world rover to have its brains split in two as it explores the Moon’s surface in search of water ice.

NASA's Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that one day could be used not just for breathing, but also for fuel.

For Artemis astronauts traveling to the Moon, two space weather instrument suites, NASA’s HERMES and ESA’s ERSA, will provide an early forecast.

The first rover to be rigged with microphones, Perseverance picked up sounds of its inner workings during flight.

Plumes of water vapor that may be venting into space from Jupiter's moon Europa could come from within the icy crust itself, according to new research.

Mars is about to get a new stream of weather reports, once NASA's Perseverance rover touches down on Feb. 18, 2021.

Scientists using NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft discovered that water vapor near the surface of Mars is lofted higher into the atmosphere than expected.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has a new selfie. This latest is from a location named "Mary Anning," after a 19th-century English paleontologist.

Mark your calendars: NASA's latest rover has only about 100 days to go before it touches down on the Red Planet, becoming history's next Mars car.

An independent review indicates NASA is ready to undertake its Mars Sample Return campaign to bring pristine samples from Mars to Earth.

New experiments re-create the environment of Europa and find that the icy moon shines, even on its nightside. The effect is more than just a cool visual.

Perseverance has about 146 million miles (235 million kilometers) left to reach its destination.

The next full Moon will be on the morning of Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, The Moon will appear full for about three days, making this a full Moon weekend.

NASA scientists have identified a molecule in Titan’s atmosphere that has never been detected in any other atmosphere.

This illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover — as it may have looked billions of years ago.

MEDLI2 is a collection of sensors that take measurements during the atmospheric entry phase of the Mars 2020 mission.

For hobbyists and makers, 3D printing expands creative possibilities; for specialized engineers, it's also key to next-generation spacecraft design.

Now that the heat probe is below the Martian surface, InSight's arm will scoop more soil on top to help it keep digging.

Made of a pair of two-wheeled vehicles, DuAxel is designed to descend craters and near-vertical cliffs on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will peer deep below the surface with a ground-penetrating radar called RIMFAX.

NASA is working with ICON, a company that has printed 3D communities on Earth, to develop a space-based construction system.

It's the first time machine learning has been used to find previously unknown craters on the Red Planet.

Perseverance is one of a few Mars spacecraft carrying laser retroreflectors.

Perseverance will search for traces of ancient microscopic life from billions of years back. That's why it's packing PIXL.

As Perseverance hurtles through space toward Mars, the six-wheeler's twin is ready to roll here on Earth.