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2025-01-08

NASA will decide how to bring soil samples back from Mars in 2026

NASA will analyze and explore two different landing options for its Mars Sample Return program, though it will take almost two years to do so and is expected to announce its decision in late 2026. The agency had to temporarily hit pause on the program after an independent review found that it could cost between $8 billion and $11 billion, which is way above budget.


The first method NASA is evaluating is called the "sky crane," in which a vehicle will head to Mars, get close to the surface with the help of a parachute, pick up the samples the Discover Copy

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2025-02-08

2025 is going to be another big year for commercial moon missions

As soon as late February, a lunar lander will depart from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its way to the moon carrying instruments that could investigate what’s just beneath the surface. Barely two [...]

Match Score: 201.15

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2025-02-25

New evidence suggests that Mars used to have an ocean and sandy beaches

Researchers just discovered evidence to suggest that Mars was once home to oceans and sandy beaches on the red planet, according to data published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science [...]

Match Score: 104.22

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2025-02-23

Intuitive Machines is expected to launch its second lunar lander this week

Intuitive Machines, the company that pulled off the first-ever commercial moon landing this time last year with its Odysseus spacecraft, is gearing up for another shot at touching the lunar surface. I [...]

Match Score: 79.52

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2025-03-06

NASA is shutting down parts of Voyager 1 and 2 to extend their lifespan

Nearly 50 years after they were first launched, Voyager 1 and 2 are still traveling around interstellar space — though they've faced some setbacks over the years. Now, NASA has announced that t [...]

Match Score: 78.14

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2025-01-29

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission teases new insights on how life began

NASA and its partners have published the first wave of information about the samples collected in the OSIRIS-REx mission. "The findings do not show evidence for life itself, but they do suggest t [...]

Match Score: 72.92

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2025-01-26

NASA and ESA share a breathtaking Hubble image of the Tarantula Nebula’s outer edge

The Hubble Space Telescope is still trucking along more than 30 years after its launch, observing the universe and sending home images for us to marvel at. This week, NASA and ESA highlighted an image [...]

Match Score: 68.17

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2025-01-04

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence in the Trump administration. [...]

Match Score: 45.78

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2025-02-17

NASA nominee previews his vision for the agency: Mars, hard work, inspiration

Jared Isaacman says NASA should invest a "reasonable amount of resources" in Mars. [...]

Match Score: 45.78

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2025-01-08

NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

"We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back." [...]

Match Score: 42.34