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NASA’s InSight spacecraft is not quite dead yet. But InSight, a stationary robotic probe on Mars, has been steadily growing weaker as dust accumulates on its solar panels. Mission managers …
NASA Begins Countdown for End of InSight Mars Mission Read MoreThis interview is part of our latest Women and Leadership special report, which highlights women making significant contributions to the major stories unfolding in the world today. The conversation has …
Making a Camera for the James Webb Space Telescope Read MoreIn July 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft gave humanity its only close-up of Pluto. The spacecraft found that the dwarf planet, far from being a featureless and frigid orb, was …
Ice Volcanoes Reshape Pluto and Hint at a Hidden Ocean Read MoreAstronomers have been leapfrogging each other into the past lately. Last week, a group using the Hubble Space Telescope announced they had discovered what could be the most distant and …
Astronomers Find What Might Be the Most Distant Galaxy Yet Read MoreMaybe you’ve wondered as I have: Is there a point to rocketing rich guys like Jeff Bezos and the “Star Trek” actor William Shatner into space? Wendy Whitman Cobb, an …
Space Tourism Isn’t Just Joyriding Read MoreLast year, scientists announced that they had discovered a colossal comet lingering just inside Neptune’s orbit. They estimated its icy core to be between 62 and 125 miles long, based …
Hubble Telescope Zooms In on the Biggest Comet Ever Spotted Read MoreThe object resembles a flying saucer that crashed on Mars. And indeed it is. But it does not belong to aliens. Instead, the wreckage is the work of NASA, a …
NASA Sees ‘Otherworldly’ Wreckage on Mars With Ingenuity Helicopter Read MoreFinally a good reason to stay up on Sunday night: A total lunar eclipse. Lunar watchers throughout the United States can experience some heavenly wonder as Earth’s shadow covers the …
Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon 2022: How to Watch Read More