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NASA tests record 120 kW thruster for Mars missions

Historic power milestone: The February 24 test at JPL reached 120 kW, surpassing all previous U.S. electric thruster records. Mars mission potential: The lithium-fed MPD thruster could one day move ...

Earth's glow is growing. NASA imagery reveals the brightest regions

About 80% of Americans can't see the Milky Way due to artificial light pollution. A new study shows where it has gotten worse ...
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NASA Says Strange Red Dots in Sky Are an Unknown Class of Object That Looks Like a Huge Evil Eye

Astronomers have found a breakthrough the "little red dots" mystery, suggesting they're an extreme object powered by ...
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NASA just tested a powerful new thruster that could send humans to Mars

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

A researcher may have found a shortcut to Mars as NASA eyes red planet

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to ...

NASA engineer undergoes groundbreaking double-lung transplant — now she’s cancer-free

From breathless to breathing freely. NASA engineer and mother Jodi Graf is grateful to celebrate another Mother’s Day after ...

A close brush with Mars will reshape NASA's Psyche journey in a way few missions attempt

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will get a boost from Mars on Friday, May 15, passing just 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from the planet's surface at some 12,333 mph (19,848 kph). The spacecraft will ...
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NASA fires up a lithium-fed thruster at 120 kilowatts — the most powerful electric engine the agency has ever tested for trips to Mars

On February 24, 2026, inside a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, engineers ignited ...