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NASA Probe Picks Up Faint Radio Signal in Venus's Atmosphere
The natural radio signal's detection marks the first data collection from the planet's ionosphere in decades.
Scientists Tried and Failed to Stop a Hypothetical Deadly Asteroid in an Exercise
Despite putting all options on the table, including nukes, "the exercise played out that we basically had to take the hit,” said Lindley Johnson, NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer.
NASA Just Simulated an Asteroid Attack. It Did Not End Well for Earth.
Space agencies around the world took part in the simulation that ended with the asteroid crashing into Eastern Europe.
How the Fastest Spaceship Ever Is Getting Terrifyingly Close to the Sun
Adam Szabo and Betsy Congdon, two leads on the Parker Solar Probe, discuss the mission’s discoveries and its daredevil future.
Too Hot to Handle: This New Planet Can Vapourise Metal
Scientists have discovered a “hellish” new planet that is hotter than molten lava.
Apollo Astronaut Michael Collins, Pilot During the Moon Landing, Dies at 90
Michael Collins did not walk on the Moon, but his role in the historic Apollo 11 mission was every bit as vital.
NASA's Mars Helicopter Took a Photo of Its Rover Buddy While Flying
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is continually breaking new ground in the realm of extraterrestrial flight, and also aerial photography.
NASA Has Created Oxygen on Mars In a Major Milestone for Space Exploration
An experiment on Perseverance created enough oxygen on Mars to keep an astronaut alive for 10 minutes for the first time ever.
Watch the Incredible Full Video of Ingenuity's First Flight on Mars
In a video released on Monday afternoon, NASA showed off Ingenuity rising into the Martian air to pull off the first powered flight on an alien world.
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Has Pulled off Its Historic First Flight
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter performed the first powered flight on another planet on Monday, ushering in a new era of extraterrestrial aviation.
How NASA Is Pushing a Software Update to Mars to Get Ingenuity Flying
Updating software can be a pain. To pull off the first powered flight on an alien world, NASA is pushing a software update from Earth to Mars.
NASA Engineers ‘Nervous’ and ‘Excited’ as Mars Helicopter Prepares to Fly
NASA engineer Farah Alibay says Ingenuity is both the “craziest” and the “cutest” project she has ever worked on.