NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans on Jan. 7. Here’s how to listen in
NASA’s beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040. …
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Blue Origin is expected to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket next week, but when?
Read more: Blue Origin is expected to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket next week, but when?The first launch of New Glenn could occur between Jan. 6 and Jan. 12, according to the FAA.
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SpaceX launches 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025, sends Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit (video)
Read more: SpaceX launches 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025, sends Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit (video)SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 as it sent the Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday (Jan. 3). …
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Newly uncovered oxygen reaction could aid the search for alien life
Read more: Newly uncovered oxygen reaction could aid the search for alien lifeA newly discovered way for oxygen to form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of exoplanets could help guide scientists’ search for alien life. …
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Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardware
Read more: Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardwareKenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter fell from the sky, crashing into Mukuku village. …
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James Webb telescope uncovers massive ‘grand design’ spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can’t explain how it got so big, so fast
Read more: James Webb telescope uncovers massive ‘grand design’ spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can’t explain how it got so big, so fastGalaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a “grand design” spiral galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has scientists stumped. …
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade float
Read more: Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade floatNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display is just one of the highlights on the JPL-inspired “Rover Rendezvous” float. …
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We finally know where to look for life on Mars
Read more: We finally know where to look for life on MarsEver since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers know where to look: deep under the surface of a broad Martian plain. …
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Launches, moon landings and more: Here’s the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025
Read more: Launches, moon landings and more: Here’s the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions. …
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Ireland’s lost Apollo 11 moon rock traced from basement to fire in documents
Read more: Ireland’s lost Apollo 11 moon rock traced from basement to fire in documentsNew details about the small pieces of the moon gifted by the United States to Ireland in 1970 have now been unearthed. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Apollo 11 lunar samples. …
