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Voyager 1 briefly came back to life after a 'poke' from NASA, giving scientists hope for the 46-year-old probe
NASA engineers spotted an unusual set of data in the signal Voyager 1 sent back in response to thei…
Marianne Guenot
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The Sun comes in between the Earth and Mars-- and that means vacation for some NASA engineers
Today (August 28), Mars and Earth will be on the opposite sides of the sun, which means the Red P…
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NASA engineers expected their Mars helicopter to crash after 5 liftoffs. It just landed its 15th flight.
Engineers weren't sure if NASA's Ingenuity helicopter would even lift off on Mars. But the drone ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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For 15 years, NASA engineers played the Opportunity rover a daily 'wake-up' song. Listen to the best songs from the Mars morning routine playlist.
Mission engineers played a song each day to inspire Opportunity to turn back on. The rover lasted f…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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NASA is about to switch its Hubble Space Telescope to backup hardware - a 'risky' maneuver to save its life
Engineers have been troubleshooting NASA's Hubble Telescope since it went offline a month ago. They…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…
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Meet The Women Who Send Rockets Into Space
Over the last decade, the number of female supervisors has increased by nearly 60 percent, she tell…
Dina Spector
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NASA may attempt a 'risky' maneuver to fix its broken Hubble Space Telescope this week
Engineers have been troubleshooting NASA's Hubble Telescope since it went offline in mid-June. Now,…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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NASA says it will try to launch its massive moon rocket again in late September
NASA postponed its second Artemis I launch attempt after a fuel leak. After repairs, the next launc…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just flew to a new Martian airfield to start a new mission
Ingenuity is shattering milestones that NASA engineers once thought impossible. It flew higher than…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA has finally fixed the Hubble Space Telescope after almost 5 weeks of troubleshooting a mysterious glitch
Hubble has been conducting revolutionary science for 30 years, but its age is starting to catch up …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Mars helicopter nailed its 10th flight - double what engineers had hoped Ingenuity would do
Flight 10 is a significant milestone: Ingenuity has now flown twice as many times as NASA engineers…
Aria Bendix
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A former NASA engineer just created the world's largest Nerf gun
The darts are made out of pool noodles and plunger heads, and the machine is powered…
Caroline Praderio
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NASA just fired an old space shuttle engine at '113% thrust' - and plans to use it on a new mega-rocket
The space agency faces a $200 million annual budget cut if President Donald Trump's proposed $19.1-…
Dave Mosher
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Watch live as NASA engineers build an alien-hunting, nuclear-powered Mars rover that's slated to launch next year
The RTG is the part of the rover that generates energy. The device will be fueled by a rare, human-…
Dave Mosher
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just failed to lift off from the Martian surface, but it will try again on Friday
Ingenuity didn't get off the ground for its ambitious fourth flight. NASA engineers have just a wee…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA has named its Washington, DC headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black female engineer at the agency
Mary Jackson "was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting Americ…
Kelly McLaughlin
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NASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has flown its last flight on Mars after defying all expectations. What …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A critical test of NASA's moon rocket ended abruptly on Saturday, possibly dashing hopes of launching in 2021
The Space Launch System's engines were supposed to fire together for eight minutes, but they abrupt…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA sets new date for Artemis I launch to the moon after delays due to engine issues
NASA says the next target launch date is Saturday, September 3. Engineers earlier were assessing an…