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NASA's downed Ingenuity helicopter has a 'last gift' for humanity — but we'll have to go to Mars to get it
By Harry Baker published
NASA's stranded Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has beamed back its final signal to Earth from the Red Planet, which included a farewell message for mission scientists. It will continue collecting data on Mars until it dies but will not transmit this data to Earth.
Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms
By Mike Wall published
An object that smashed through a Florida home was part of a pallet jettisoned from the International Space Station along with 5,800 pounds of aging batteries back in March 2021.
NASA Mars samples, which could contain evidence of life, will not return to Earth as initially planned
By Mike Wall published
NASA's plan to retrieve as many as 30 geological samples from Mars is getting a major rewrite, agency officials said on Monday. The initial plan, which would not return the samples to Earth until 2040, was deemed "too expensive" and "unacceptably too long."
Space photo of the week: NASA spots enormous pink 'flames' during total solar eclipse. What are they?
By Brandon Specktor published
Fiery pink towers could be seen erupting from the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8. What are they?
NASA spacecraft snaps mysterious 'surfboard' orbiting the moon. What is it?
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a mysterious, surfboard-shaped object orbiting the moon. Here's what it really was.
Eclipse from space: See the moon's shadow race across North America at 1,500 mph in epic satellite footage
By Harry Baker published
Satellite images show the moon's gigantic shadow sweeping across North America during the April 8 total solar eclipse. Astronauts on board the ISS also captured stunning shots of the enormous dark patch.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 1st-of-its-kind observation within a coronal mass ejection
By Rahul Rao published
NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe peered into the depths of a coronal mass ejection (CME) for the first time, revealing new details within the violent solar phenomenon.
Mysterious object that crashed through Florida home was likely space junk from the International Space Station
By Ben Turner published
The mysterious cylinder crashed through the home of Alejandro Otero on March 8.
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