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NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too

NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the ...

Mission to save NASA spacecraft runs into trouble in orbit

The $30 million rescue mission launched on July 3 after increased solar activity caused Swift’s orbit to decay faster than ...

Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback

A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds a Vast Sea of Strange Honeycomb Patterns on Mars

For more than a decade, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been trudging up Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer-tall) mountain at ...
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Mission to rescue NASA telescope is spinning out of control, and engineers are racing to fix it

Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft is recovering from an unexpected spin in orbit, and will need a little more time to rescue ...

NASA provides new details about upcoming launch of powerful Nancy Grace Roman Telescope

NASA is preparing to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope next month on a SpaceX rocket. It's named after the "mother" of ...
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NASA tracked this asteroid for 30 years, then scientists discovered it was actually a hidden comet

A near-Earth object tracked as an asteroid for almost three decades has been confirmed as a faint active comet. The discovery ...

Inside NASA’s daring race to save a doomed space telescope

NASA's Swift Observatory is in peril. A last minute mission to save it could make spaceflight history. Here's everything to know.

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes Up Nearly 6 Billion Miles from Earth After Almost a Year in Hibernation

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft woke up about 6 billion miles from Earth after being in hibernation for 321 days.

NASA makes moves to dodge costly delays on its path to build a $30 billion moon base

Conceptualized just a few months ago, NASA’s moon base plans are rolling out in earnest as the space agency maps out plans to deliver landers, rovers, buggies and other assets to the lunar surface.

NASA sees South Korea as key partner in building moon base

NASA is exploring cooperation with South Korea in satellite communications, robotics and mobility to establish a permanently ...