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NASA’s Artemis II mission unlocks new insights into lunar science and human health

NASA’s groundbreaking Artemis II mission is reshaping our understanding of both the Moon and human spaceflight. On April 6, the crew spent nearly seven hours observing lunar features during Orion’s closest approach to the Moon,

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NASA to announce Artemis III mission crew for lunar test flight

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Is this the next Artemis crew? A look at the astronauts on NASA's shortlist

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NASA Will Unveil New Astronauts and an Update on Its Moon Program

On Tuesday, NASA plans to announce the four astronauts who will make up the crew of Artemis III, the next mission in the agency’s program to return humans to the surface of the moon.

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Artemis III mission is 'stepping stone' to moon: Ex-NASA commander | Morning in America

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Watch next Artemis crew named as NASA eyes 2027 Florida launch

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Why is the Moon's South Pole central to NASA's plans for a crewed landing and a lunar base?

NASA says the South Pole has trapped volatiles and water ice in its permanently shadowed regions.

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NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

NASA's Maven spacecraft around Mars has been declared dead after six months of radio silence

NASA wastewater system will turn human poop into plant food

Waste management in space has come a long way since the first moon missions. Back in the 1960s, NASA Apollo astronauts left behind 96 bags of human waste (filled with poop, urine, and vomit) on the lunar surface to save weight. Those bags are almost certainly still there.

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NASA's X-59 aircraft flies supersonic for first time

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic capabilities later this year.

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“I’ll buy 10 of those”—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites

So why is NASA launching fewer telescopes and planetary science missions than it did a quarter-century ago? The answer is complex. It is not necessarily the money. The space agency’s science budget this year is $7.

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Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time

NASA's X-59 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Friday (June 5), reaching a top speed of about Mach 1.1.

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NASA’s X-59 plane goes supersonic for the first time

This experimental plane, which reached supersonic speeds yesterday, is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating bothersome sonic booms

NASA study finds wildfires add to ground-level ozone pollution

Wildfires have offset nearly four years of ozone-control progress nationwide, with larger setbacks in the West and Midwest.

'Every child deserves this': Former NASA engineer Mark Rober spends $60 million on free science education for children

Science classes are often remembered for textbooks, diagrams and memorising formulas. Mark Rober wants children to remember something different, namely the excitement of discovering how the world works.

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CCA student selected for internship to analyze NASA Earth science data

Alexander Kefalopoulos, a junior student from Canyon Crest Academy, has been selected for the prestigious NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth and Space Science (SEES) Summer Internship at The University of Texas at Austin Center for

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NASA studying unidentified aerial phenomena aka UFOs

NASA conducts studies of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, explains. Credit: Space.com | Animations provided by NASA/ESO/ M.