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NASA Finds Piece of Its Own Spacecraft on Mars, Has No Clue How It Got There
NASA's Perseverance rover unexpectedly found a piece of thermal blanket from the spacecraft that carried it to Mars.
Private Space Company Botches Second NASA Mission After Launch Malfunction
Astra shared its "regrets" over the loss of the NASA spacecraft following a premature shutdown of one of its rocket stages.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Bizarre Spikes on Mars
The natural sculptures were discovered just a week after a rock fracture resembling an alien doorway.
NASA to Launch Craft to Unexplored Orbit for Moon Outpost
“The role of a flight test is to separate the real from the imagined, and that's what we're setting about doing here," said a mission lead.
A Probe In Interstellar Space Is Sending Back Impossible Data, NASA Says
Voyager 1 is in "a high-radiation environment that no spacecraft have flown in before,” so a mystery like this isn't unexpected, the mission's project manager said.
NASA’s Mars InSight Lander Is Getting Ready to Die
After dust covered the rover's solar panels, only a Martian dust devil can save the mission now.
The Coolest New Drops This Week, From Designer Hoodies to Decadent Candles
Snag a Panda Express x Phillip Lim crewneck for AAPI Heritage Month, a groovy Coleman tent, Brooklinen’s springtime sheets, and more dope drops.
Scientists Detect the Biggest Extraterrestrial Earthquake Ever
A magnitude 5 "marsquake" was recorded last week on Mars, by far the strongest tremor ever detected off of Earth.
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Captures Eerie Wreckage of Landing Gear
The spent remains of the mission’s backshell and parachute were surveyed during Ingenuity’s 26th flight.
China Will Test Planetary Defense by Crashing a Spacecraft into An Asteroid
China's plans are similar to a NASA mission that will slam into an asteroid later this year.
How NASA’s Rovers Seek Answers About Past Life on Mars
Abigail Fraeman, deputy project scientist for the Curiosity rover, shares stories from Mars in a new episode of Motherboard’s Space Show.
NASA Astronaut Back on Earth After Russia Joked About Leaving Him in Space
“Welcome back, Mark!” Russian mission control greeted astronaut Mark Vande Hei after returning from his record-breaking stay aboard the ISS.