As an administrative assistant in the Safety and Mission Assurance Office at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Juliana Barajas approaches her work with one clear mission: to help others succeed.   For over two decades,...

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Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for a giant gas planet in a nearby solar system - with moons that could be habitable.

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Private Chinese satellite operator Geespace added 11 spacecraft to its expanding Internet of Things constellation Friday, aiming to boost low-power connectivity in key emerging markets. The post China’s Geespace expands IoT constellation with 11-satellite sea launch appeared first on...

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Intuitive Machines has decided to bring in-house the production of satellites for a cislunar communications system, giving the company more schedule control and the ability to pursue other satellite opportunities. The post Intuitive Machines to build its own lunar...

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A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned four people from the International Space Station Aug. 9 as NASA weighs how long the next crew will stay there. The post Crew-10 splashes down off California coast appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Editor’s Note: This release was edited Aug. 9, 2025, to update the International Space Station docking port for the Crew-10 mission. The first crew to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California as part of NASA’s...

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Rocket Lab continues to push for a first launch of its Neutron rocket before the end of the year, but company executives acknowledge that schedule has no margin for error. The post Rocket Lab on “green light” schedule to...

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Hanks, 69, starred as Lovell in 1995's hit film Apollo 13, and he has continued to be a NASA defender and an advocate for space exploration.

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A legendary astronaut who commanded the almost doomed lunar mission has passed away at the age of 97.

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August 2025 full moon: what it’s called and when to see it

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NASA has chosen a group of contractors to supply multiple agency facilities with liquid and gaseous helium for at least the next two years. The NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid and Gaseous Helium contract is a fixed-price indefinite-delivery requirements...

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A legendary astronaut who commanded the almost doomed lunar mission has passed away at the age of 97.

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A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry officials believe. The post Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on the passing of famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. He passed away Aug. 7, in Lake Forest, Illinois. He was 97 years old. “NASA sends its condolences to...

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NASA invites media to view the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) spacecraft and two other missions — the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, which...

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact...

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Like the old Copernican revolution, new technologies including AI tools, quantum modeling and powerful observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope are probing deeper into the universe to again better define our place within it. Yet within this...

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