NASA's mission DART will test our ability to redirect an asteroid by quite literally crashing into it — but the spacecraft will also test a new type of propulsion system for the agency.
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Hubble Space Telescope team revives powerful camera instrument after glitch
Hubble team members successfully recovered the observatory's Wide Field Camera 3 instrument on Sunday (Nov. 21), NASA officials said.
Is That a Fossil on Mars? Non-Biological Deposits can Mimic Organic Structures
There’s nothing easy about searching for evidence of life on Mars. Not only do we somehow have to land a rover there, which is extraordinarily difficult. But the rover needs the right instruments, and it has to search in the right location. Right now, the Perseverance lander has checked those boxes as it pursues its mission in Jezero Crater.
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Astra is already gearing up for next launch after landmark 1st orbital success
Astra's next rocket is already built, and the company is working out details about the launch schedule and site.
Russian anti-satellite missile test draws condemnation from space companies and countries
Across the globe, nations and space companies alike are speaking out about Russia's anti-satellite (ASAT) test that forced astronauts in space to take cover.
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With DART asteroid mission, NASA makes its 1st foray into planetary defense
The first operation to ever collide a spacecraft with an asteroid is set to launch Wednesday (Nov. 24) and will see whether humans can deflect a potentially disastrous cosmic impact.
For NASA's DART asteroid impactor mission, success will come down to the last 60 minutes
The moonlet the asteroid wants to move will only be visible in its sensors an hour before impact.
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How to get a NASA internship
NASA internships play an intrinsic role in a new era of space exploration and astronomy.
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You can Watch Ingenuity’s Flight on Mars, Captured by Perseverance
New video beamed back to Earth from the Perseverance Rover shows an incredibly detailed view of the Ingenuity helicopter’s flight back in September. The video – taken from about 300 meters (328 yards) away — shows Ingenuity’s takeoff and landing with such detail, that even a little plume of dust is visible during the helicopter’s ascent.
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Can This Near-Earth Asteroid Help Us Understand the First Interstellar Visitor?
Astronomers have observed an object like ‘Oumuamua — but unlike the first known interstellar visitor, this one is in the solar system.
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