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Lowdown on Ceres: Images From Dawn’s Closest Orbit
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, cruising in its lowest and final orbit at dwarf planet Ceres, has delivered the first images from its best-ever viewpoint. The new images showcase details of the cratered and fractured surface. 3-D versions of two of these views are also...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA announced Wednesday that is has backed off plans to launch the multinational Mars InSight mission in March in response to French...
Orion’s November Accomplishments
Scientists and engineers all over the world were incredibly busy with NASA’s Orion spacecraft last month–here are some of the highlights: –Orion’s ESA-built service module arrives at NASA’s Glenn Research Center for evaluation...
Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA has assembled scientists as well as engineers to help it scout out the most promising landing sites on Mars for future human explorers....
Our favorite Mars images for #MarsMonday
From MRO to Curiosity, our robotic explorers have taken some truly amazing photos of the red planet. Take a look at some of our favorites below!
Deep Space Extra for Monday, December 21, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. House, Senate and White House enacted an omnibus 2016 spending bill on Friday with increases for NASA and other federal space...
Mars InSight Spacecraft Shipped to California for March Launch
NASA’s next Mars spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for final preparations before a launch scheduled in March 2016 and a landing on Mars six months later. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built and tested the spacecraft and...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, December 18, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. U.S. House leadership pressed Thursday for passage of a $1.1 trillion 2016 omnibus appropriations measure, which includes increases for NASA’s...Space Talk
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#BlueOrigin is eyeing the launch of an uncrewed lander to the Moon within the next 12–16 months. The launch is to demonstrate #MK1's capabilities, which include the ability to deliver up to three tons of payload anywhere on the #Moon.
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.@NASAWebb is providing new scientific insight into how stars and their protoplanetary disks form planets. The #JWST recently observed a system that just finished forming its planets.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Hko0r #SpaceExploration
#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bWYvvP #BeAnAstronaut
The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut