NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven a full 26.2-mile marathon across Mars over five years, and the trail it left is now visible from orbit

NASA's Perseverance rover completes a marathon on Mars as orbit images reveal the remarkable trail left across Jezero Crater.

Would you spend a year pretending to live on Mars? NASA wants volunteers

Here's your chance to live like an astronaut as NASA seeks volunteers to live in a habitat for a year simulating future moon ...
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Five essential steps required to join the NASA astronaut corps

Thomas Mulligan outlines the rigorous selection process and fundamental qualifications necessary for aspiring explorers to ...

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth

A three-armed spacecraft is rushing to the rescue of a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.

America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years ...

America 250: Oklahoma’s contributions to space exploration span decades

Oklahoma natives, including Navy corpsman James "Laddy" Aldridge, have played key roles in historic space missions, from ...
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NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation

The space agency has put out a call for its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog, which recreates the challenges of a long-duration ...

Before the moon race, explorers wanted to conquer the ocean

From Jules Verne-inspired submarines to NASA-backed underwater habitats, the dream of an undersea civilization came closer ...
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NASA commits nearly $600 million to four new robotic moon missions

NASA has awarded nearly $600 million to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines for four robotic Moon missions ...
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America’s First Space Station Proved Humans Could Live and Work in Orbit for Months. Now, the Public Can See What It Looked Like in Person for the First Time i…

A backup version of Skylab was displayed when the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years ago. After ...

Nautilus array to track missing exoplanet atmospheres

Exoplanet atmospheres have become prime targets for astrobiologists in the search for life beyond Earth. This is because exoplanet surfaces can't be directly imaged yet, so astronomers must get ...