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NASA has selected a new space mission that will explore how common are the ingredients for life in our galaxy’s planetary systems.
NASA Selects New Mission to Explore Origins of Universe
One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars
NASA's Opportunity Rover Mission on Mars Comes to End
Here's what you need to know about our intrepid Martian overachiever.
Six Things to Know About NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover
he lander's second instrument is on the ground. But its ‘mole’ — a burrowing probe — has a long way to go.
NASA's InSight Prepares to Take Mars' Temperature
NASA will discuss the status of its Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity in a media briefing at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) Wednesday, Feb. 13.
NASA to Share Results of Effort to Recover Mars Opportunity Rover
NASA’s 4-year-old atmosphere-sniffing Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission is embarking on a new campaign today to tighten its orbit around Mars.
NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Shrinking its Mars Orbit to Prepare for Mars 2020 Rover
With the successful completion of its mechanical environmental testing, the spacecraft element is being prepared for thermal vacuum testing.
NASA's Webb Is Sound After Completing Critical Milestones
New data shows 2014 does not have the snowman shaped it seemed in early images. The larger lobe, nicknamed “Ultima,” more closely resembles a giant pancake and the smaller lobe, nicknamed “Thule,” is shaped like a dented walnut.
New Horizons' Evocative Farewell Glance at Ultima Thule
a new 360-video lets the public visit Curiosity's final drill site on Vera Rubin ridge, an area nicknamed "Rock Hall."
360 Video: Curiosity Rover Departs Vera Rubin Ridge
Hubble uncovered a new dark storm on Neptune and provided a fresh look at a long-lived storm on Uranus.
Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune
The first CubeSat mission to deep space may have reached their limit, but they could inspire future NASA missions.
Beyond Mars, the Mini MarCO Spacecraft Fall Silent
NASA's InSight lander has been making adjustments to its seismometer. Now it's reached another milestone by placing a domed shield over the seismometer to help the instrument collect accurate data.
InSight's Seismometer Now Has a Cozy Shelter on Mars