NASA's Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?
Instead, the Psyche spacecraft zipped by Mars to use the planet as a celestial slingshot on its journey to its namesake, the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.The spacecraft passed withi

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NASA’s Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars on its way to an asteroid
Psyche spacecraft bound for asteroid belt to get speed boost from Mars

NASA, SpaceX launch rocket to ISS

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NASA and SpaceX launch CRS-34 tonight carrying 6,500 pounds of experiments to the ISS — including one that can't survive another day on the ground
At 6:05 p.m. EDT on May 15, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of science cargo bound for the International Space Station.

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WATCH LIVE: NASA and SpaceX launch 34th resupply mission to the ISS
NASA, SpaceX launch rocket to ISS on resupply mission

Mars, NASA and Perseverance

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How Far Has NASA’s Perseverance Rover Traveled on Mars? The Answer May Surprise You
NASA’s Perseverance rover is living up to its name as its total distance traveled approaches the length of a marathon. Over the past five years, this intrepid explorer has traversed more than 26.05 miles (41.

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NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars
NASA’s Mars rover sends back a selfie from the planet’s Wild West

This NASA gear may be the first to survive the brutal lunar night

Credit: NASA / UCF / University of Arizona On the moon, not much can survive the arctic plunge of nightfall, where ...

NASA maps show Earth's brightest and darkest regions at night

Researchers expected to find "a gradual increase in artificial light at night," but instead saw "much more nuanced patterns," ...
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NASA’s new AI space chip could let spacecraft think for themselves

NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more ...

Honoring where his journey began, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman opens new Space Camp facility

NASA Administrator was in Huntsville on Friday to cut the ribbon for For Isaacman, it was a journey down memory lane, one ...

NASA Reveals New Details About Artemis 3—and It’s a Bit Weird

The agency still has big decisions to make, but the preliminary mission plans include some interesting choices.

NASA Once Tricked Its Own Government By Hiding An SR-71 In Plain Sight

The SR-71 Blackbird is a legend in the world of military aircraft, and NASA may have received one a bit earlier than it was ...
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NASA Satellite Images Show Huge Colored Plumes Staining the Ocean

NASA satellites are tracking an intriguing patch of colored plumes in the waters off the US’s Mid-Atlantic coast. Swirling ...

Youth Voices: For NASA, this team of 8 freshmen girls from Beaverton’s Sunset High School has the right stuff

The Sunset students are part of NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge, a national program where student teams design experiments ...