The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup
It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.
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It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.
There’s anxiety among space scientists following Nasa’s decision to rethink sample return mission from Mars.
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.
A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.
Eclipses are rare, fantastic celestial events. Here’s how educators can help visually impaired students enjoy eclipses alongside their sighted peers.
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