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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Uranus
Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...
NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The ...
Intuitive Machines' lander gets up-close look of moon ahead of landing: See photos
Intuitive Machines' Athena could be the second U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in a week after Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost made it Sunday.
After skidding into the Moon, Intuitive Machines hopes to stick second landing
It was not until February 22, 2024, that another American-built spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon. This was the Nova-C Odysseus lander built by Intuitive Machines. It landed, toppled over, ...
Firefly shares video of Blue Ghost’s nail-biting descent to the lunar surface
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, the second private-sector company to soft-land a spacecraft on the moon, released stunning footage from the Blue Ghost’s touchdown on Sunday.
Unburied treasure: Rover researchers find unexpected minerals on Mars that hint at possibility of ancient life
Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...