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NASA's new tiny, high-powered laser could find water on the Moon

This laser, small enough to fit inside a teapot, could significantly advance space exploration by helping astronauts definitively locate and identify water sources on the Moon, Mars and beyond.

9 hours ago by Sabrina Ortiz in Space

45 years later, NASA celebrates Voyager's space anniversary

Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA's longest-lived operating mission.

3 days ago by Sabrina Ortiz in Space

NASA enters contract for computing processor that will change space exploration

The High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor will provide at least 100 times the computational capacity of current spaceflight computers, says NASA.

August 17, 2022 by Sabrina Ortiz in Space

NASA fast-tracks Artemis I Moon rocket launch

With final testing and checkouts completed, rollout date is now earlier than originally scheduled.

August 16, 2022 by Sabrina Ortiz in Space

Space Force takes robot patrol dogs for a walk

Robot dogs raise important questions about future of autonomous security.

August 15, 2022 by Greg Nichols in AI & Robotics

FCC rejects Starlink's $885 million bid for rural broadband funds

FCC says Starlink's nascent technology is promising but cites speed tests showing Starlink's declining speeds from the last quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of this year.

August 11, 2022 by Liam Tung in Space

Perseverance grabs its 12th sample of Mars

Images of the sample revealed an unusual surprise

August 9, 2022 by Sabrina Ortiz in Space

Here's how NASA's astronauts are preparing to go to the Moon

Preparing to go to the Moon is about as intense as you would expect: It involves landing Army helicopters, studying rocky terrain in areas like Iceland, spending extended periods at the bottom of a pool and training in VR simulations.

August 6, 2022 by Stephanie Condon in Space

Debris from NASA's Mars landings is still creating little mysteries on the Red Planet

Over one year after Perseverance landed, NASA is still finding things from Earth - on Mars.

August 5, 2022 by Sabrina Ortiz in Space

NASA is blazing an inspirational trail. We need to make sure everyone can follow it

NASA's exciting project are giving the next generation plenty to dream about. We need to make sure they can turn those dreams into reality.

August 1, 2022 by Stephanie Condon in Space

NASA is sending more helicopters to Mars to help bring samples back

'Amazing' performance of Mars helicopter means more will be sent to the red planet.

July 29, 2022 by Liam Tung in Space

What would Russia's departure from the ISS mean for the US?

The US and its partners are prepared to decommission the ISS in 2030, but if Russia makes good on its threat to pull out early, it could complicate things.

July 29, 2022 by Sabrina Ortiz in Space

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