NASA’s crewless Orion capsule is all set to return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, December 11 after spending nearly
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NASA moves forward with bold plan to bring Mars rocks back to Earth
This illustration shows a NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle concept carrying samples into Mars orbit. NASA/JPL-Caltech It’s one thing to send a spacecraft to Mars. It’s
Scientists find promising ‘superhabitable’ planets that may be ‘better’ than Earth
This illustration shows an Earth-size planet orbiting a distant star. NASA Ames/SETI Institute/JPL-Caltech When you title a research paper “In Search for a Planet Better
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has an Earth twin named Optimism
Optimism, the Earth twin of Perseverance, went for its first test-drive in early September 2020. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perserverance rover launched in July on a multimonth
NASA sets date for SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts to return to Earth
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were strapped into Crew Dragon and ready to go prior to a launch scrub on May 27. SpaceX