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Quantum chemistry experiment on ISS creates exotic 5th state of matter

Researchers created a quantum gas containing two types of atoms on the ISS, in a first for space-based research.

Space · Nov 17, 2023

NASA's SPHEREx mission aims to map 450 million galaxies and 100 million stars

NASA has begun construction has started on SPHEREx, a new extraordinary mission that will map the sky in unprecedented detail and color.

Space · Nov 14, 2023

Celebrate Curiosity’s 4,000th Martian Day With These Incredible Images

NASA's Curiosity rover has roamed Mars for more than a decade on Mars. Here are some of the amazing sights it's captured.

Inverse · Nov 11, 2023

Instruments for NASA's VERITAS Venus mission get a test in Iceland (photos)

This summer, the German Aerospace Center is testing instruments for NASA's VERITAS Venus mission on Iceland's lava flows, a stand-in for the hellishly hot planet.

Space · Aug 11, 2023

Mars helicopter Ingenuity breaks 3-month flight gap with 53rd Red Planet hop

Ingenuity is back in action and a 54th flight is already in the works, according to NASA. The helicopter is now resuming scouting duties for a big Mars rover mission seeking life.

Space · Aug 4, 2023

New Lego Technic Perseverance Mars rover was a 'thrill' says JPL advisor

Step 337 in assembling Lego's NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Technic model is to you install your name — assuming you were one of the nearly 11 million people who signed up to fly on the real rover.

Space · Aug 3, 2023

NASA hears Voyager 2 'heartbeat' after losing touch with interstellar probe

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft had a communication breakdown with Earth, but it's still broadcasting signals to the agency's Deep Space Network antenna group.

Space · Aug 2, 2023

NASA hears 'heartbeat' signal from Voyager 2 probe a week after losing contact

NASA engineers have received a "heartbeat" signal from Voyager 2, bringing hope that they may be able to reestablish contact with the probe months ahead of schedule.

LiveScience · Aug 1, 2023

NASA Prepares To Launch Mission To $10,000 Quadrillion Asteroid

Scientists gear up to study metal-rich space rock that could hold more value than the global economy.

Zenger · Jul 19, 2023

Morphing NASA robot could someday walk, fly and drive over alien planets (video)

A team from Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has designed something that goes way beyond your typical rover, and may be the next step in robotic planetary exploration.

Space · Jul 7, 2023