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NASA targets June 2027 for Artemis III Earth-orbit test, not moon landing

NASA is aiming to launch Artemis III as early as June 2027, but the four-astronaut mission is no longer the lunar landing ...

NASA's Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off

The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this ...

World Photography Day: How NASA imagery has shaped our understanding of the Earth, the universe and existence

This World Photography Day we look at some of the most iconic images captured by the US space agency, which have taught us ...

Nasa maps Moon's south pole regions where Earth bacteria and fungi could survive for more than a day

The Moon's south pole may contain small pockets where some Earth microbes could remain alive after being carried there by ...

NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The moon is, to put it mildly, an inhospitable place for people and other ...

60 years ago NASA took the first ever photo of Earth from the moon—and began a legacy

In April, as the intrepid crew of Artemis II shot around the moon, NASA astronaut Christina Koch snapped a photograph of the ...

NASA's Swift Telescope To Plunge To Earth After Rescue Mission Fails

A $30 million rescue effort has come to an end, dooming NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Telescope to a fiery atmospheric reentry later this year.
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‘Decoding’ Earth: Demand signal for hyperspectral emerges

The appeal of hyperspectral satellites has long been apparent. By measuring the intensity of light in each pixel in hundreds ...

NASA images reveal new lunar crater left by SpaceX upper stage

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured detailed before-and-after images of a new crater created when a SpaceX ...

A NASA telescope is slowly plummeting to earth and there's no way to save it

NASA's Swift Observatory has orbited the Earth since 2004. It's now falling towards earth, and after a failed mission to save it, NASA is leaving the doomed telescope to its fate.
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NASA researchers find some Earth microbes could potentially withstand the Moon’s harsh environment

The Moon is a very inhospitable habitat for Earth life. The lack of breathable air, drastic temperature differences and exposure to high radiation and cosmic rays could explain it. However, the ...

NASA finds some microbes could survive on moon, raising concerns over unintended life transfer

New research led by NASA scientists looking at five forms of fungi and bacteria indicates that some of them indeed could ...