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Mission to rescue NASA telescope is spinning out of control, and engineers are racing to fix it

Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft is recovering from an unexpected spin in orbit, and will need a little more time to rescue ...

Spacecraft sent on NASA rescue mission now needs rescuing

An unmanned spacecraft that was sent to rescue a falling NASA space telescope now needs an intervention of its own. NASA’s ...

A NASA rover just discovered something strange on Mars - and scientists can’t explain it

NASA's Curiosity rover just made a strange discovery. The vehicle stumbled upon honeycomb-like patterns of polygons on the ...
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NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too

NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds a Vast Sea of Strange Honeycomb Patterns on Mars

For more than a decade, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been trudging up Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer-tall) mountain at ...

Could nuclear heaters keep astronauts warm on the moon? NASA is funding research to find out

Zeno Power Systems will study a concept for putting compact radioisotope heating devices in spacesuits used amid frigid lunar ...

The spacecraft NASA sent to rescue the falling Swift observatory is in trouble

NASA sent a spacecraft called LINK to rescue a falling telescope, but it’s now unclear if it can accomplish its mission.

Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues

The LINK spacecraft is designed to rendezvous with Swift and nudge the spacecraft to a more stable orbit. In doing so, NASA ...

NASA provides new details about upcoming launch of powerful Nancy Grace Roman Telescope

NASA is preparing to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope next month on a SpaceX rocket. It's named after the "mother" of ...

NASA sees South Korea as key partner in building moon base

NASA is exploring cooperation with South Korea in satellite communications, robotics and mobility to establish a permanently ...

This game studio wants kids to help NASA build the first lunar colony

Moonbase Y, in development at August Interactive, is a cooperative online game that puts players 13 and older in charge of ...

Byron Donalds unveils 'Florida's Space Race' initiative to bring NASA HQ to Brevard County

Congressman Byron Donalds and Senator Ashley Moody announced an initiative to relocate NASA headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Brevard County under the proposed "CAPE Canaveral Act." ...