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National Plan For Planetary Protection Released By The US Government
The White House has released their National Strategy for Planetary Protection.
30 Incredible New Images Of Space From Hubble
See these new and astonishing Hubble images.
Glow In The Dark Moon Discovered Around Jupiter
One of Jupiter’s moons might actually glow in the dark.
Secret Ninth Planet Searched For By Astronomers
Two astronomers from Yale are utilizing new techniques to try and find a hidden, secret planet beyond Neptune.
NASA Spots Sprites And Elves In Jupiter’s Atmosphere
NASA’s Juno mission on Jupiter has discovered “sprites” and “elves” dancing in the atmosphere of the planet.
See An Asteroid Worth 10,000 Quadrillion Dollars
Who knew asteroids could carry worth, any amount? Most asteroids are made of ice or rock.
Water On The Moon Discovered By NASA
Water on the moon has been discovered! Here’s what this could mean.
Astronomers Discover A Planet That Shouldn’t Exist
New planets feel like they should be discovered all the time. After all, this is the infinite and unending nature of space we are talking about.
The International Space Station Oxygen Supply Just Failed
The International Space Station just lost oxygen.
Watch Astronauts Use The Bathroom In Their New Space Toilet
Watch how you use the bathroom in space in this new video from astronaut Chris Cassidy.
The International Space Station Is Leaking Air
There is a mystery aboard the International Space Station.
New Jupiter Image Is Our Best Ever Look At The Planet And Europa
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and one of the most fascinating. Now, new photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have given us one of our best looks ever at the gas giant. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured these new high-resolution photos of Jupiter and they are absolutely beautiful. Let’s take …
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NASA Puts A Bounty On Moon Rocks
NASA is offering to purchase dirt and rocks from the Moon from any company willing to collect them. They’re paying cash for pieces of the moon.
The Universe Is More Beautiful Than Ever In New NASA Images
New images showcase the true beauty of the universe.
NASA News: Changing Names Of Cosmic Objects To Eliminate Racism
We have the latest NASA news. Follow us into NASA’s present and future of exploration.
First Photo Of NASA Astronauts Back On Earth After Historic SpaceX Splashdown
It marks the first time in a decade that human spaceflight will launch from United States soil.
The New Space Race: Japan’s MOMO Spins Out OF Control
This time the space race isn’t the sole providence of governments; massive global entities with near unlimited funds and infrastructure.
President Trump’s Space Force: Official Flag Unfurled
The Space Force was first proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in March of 2018.
Killer Asteroids: How Long Until Earth Is Destroyed And How To Stop It
What are the odds of another major catastrophe caused by an asteroid or meteorite?
NASA’s Plan To Have A Moon Base By 2024
The goal is to have humans on the moon by 2024, something that may take a Herculean effort to make happen.
Curiosity Rover On Mars: What Is It Doing Right Now?
Seven years on the Red Planet. What exactly is NASA’s current goal for the Curiosity rover and what has it discovered?
NASA-Created Travel Posters For Real Exoplanets Make Us Want To Book A Trip
If you’re a fan of GFR, there’s a good chance you grew up dreaming of leaving footprints in alien sand, watching a sun other than our own sink below a mysterious horizon. Even though the prospect of venturing beyond our homeworld still seems impossibly distant for most of us, it’s a dream that lingers. If …
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Autonomous Helicopter Drones May Assist NASA’s Exploration Of Mars, Here’s How
NASA’s rovers have provided a wealth of information about Mars over the years and continue to ramble on. Devices like Opportunity and Curiosity have been exploring the surface of the Red Planet for more than a decade now (Opportunity touched down 11 years ago yesterday), but for everything they’ve revealed to us, they’ve explored relatively …
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NASA Could Construct A Cloud City Over Venus, Details Here
With events like the successful test flight of the new Orion spacecraft, there’s been a great deal of talk about crewed missions to Mars lately. There’s even a rough timeline now, as NASA has eyes on setting foot on the Red Planet in the 2030s. But Mars isn’t the only planet in the neighborhood, and …
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NASA Gets An Unexpected Budget Increase—Yes, You Read That Right
What’s the first thing you think of when someone says NASA? Maybe the Apollo missions, maybe the ISS, maybe the Challenger disaster. Whatever it is, I bet one thing no one thinks of anymore is piles and piles of money. NASA is perennially underfunded to the extent that its spokespeople have said its meager budget …
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NASA Scrubs Orion Test Flight, Will Try Again Tomorrow
I got up bright and early this morning to watch the first test flight of the Orion spacecraft, which was scheduled for 7:05am. At 7:45 I was still watching the feed, pacing anxiously around, wondering how much longer I could wait before being late for work. First, a boat got too close to the launch …
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NASA Announces Tomorrow’s Orion Launch Is The First Step Towards Mars
Tomorrow, NASA plans to launch their newest spacecraft Orion. Since its inception, one of the aims has always been that this could be the vessel that takes humans farther than we’ve ever been before, and the space agency made that official, announcing plans to send a manned mission to Mars in the next few decades. …
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This Former Doctor Who Star Introduces NASA’s Latest Spacecraft
Colin Baker knows a thing or two about space and time travel, at least in a totally made up and fictional capacity, so it makes sense that NASA would employ him to introduce the next way that humans have cooked up to hurtle ourselves through the vacuum of space. The former Doctor Who star showed …
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NASA Prepares For Orion’s First Flight Test, Here’s What You Need To Know
When President Obama officially canceled the Constellation Program, one era of U.S. spaceflight ended and another one began—both Obama and NASA made a case for using private companies for the transport of humans and cargo into space. He also assured citizens that the space agency wasn’t about to retire entirely from the game, and dangled …
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ISS Astronauts Tip Their Hats To Hitchhiker’s Guide With New Mission Poster
Unless you’re a die-hard NASA junkie, you might not know about the space agency’s tradition of getting a bit silly when it comes to the posters for their missions to the International Space Station. After all, astronauts are real-life heroes, so why not put that in perspective by letting them stand in for some fictional …
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