NASA’s Pluto Probe Could Lose 2 Key Instruments at a Crucial Moment

The spacecraft is currently approaching the outer boundary of the solar system as it prepares to cross into interstellar space.
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NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory will search for life outside our solar system

NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory "will draw on technologies proven by the agency’s Hubble, Webb and upcoming Roman Space ...
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What NASA’s planetary defense coordination office actually does

NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office sounds like something out of a disaster movie, but its work is far more methodical than cinematic. Instead of scrambling at the last minute, the office ...
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NASA Can Open Up the Solar System With Nuclear Propulsion

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...
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NASA releases detailed images of rare interstellar comet passing through solar system (Updated)

NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the ...
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NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders

NASA has ordered a pause on all work by key planetary and astrophysics science committees due to recent executive orders by President Donald Trump. "As NASA continues to review and ensure compliance ...
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Planetary alignment provides NASA rare opportunity to study Uranus

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's ...