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  • Hubble Takes Heavenly Photos Of Spiral Galaxy Millions Of Light-Years Away
    NASA
    NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took photos of the galaxy NGC 1385 using its Wide Field Camera 3.
  • NASA Moon Rocket Test Aborted After Just 67 Seconds
    NASA
    NASA was forced to abort a rocket test-fire early because of an unexpected component failure.
  • NASA Proceeding With SLS Moon Rocket Test
    NASA
    Critics said NASA's plans may be too ambitious and some have called into question the agency's proposed launch date.
  • Asteroid Psyche Might Be A Planet Remnant That Never Formed
    This artist's-concept illustration depicts the spacecraft of NASA's Psyche mission near the mission's target, the metal asteroid Psyche.
    Unlike most of the asteroids that are mostly ice and rock, Psyche is thought to be built entirely of exposed metallic iron, nickel, and gold core of a protoplanet.
  • Scientists Find 'Ring Of Fire' On Surface Of Venus
    The surface of Venus
    Venus, the Earth's twin but way hotter, is apparently more of a hellscape than we thought.
  • What You Need To Know About The UAE's Historic Mars Mission
    An H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe
    The United Arab Emirates is sending a spacecraft called Hope to Mars in what will, if successful, become the first interplanetary mission based out of the Arab region.
  • Grant Awarded To College Professor To Build Robotic Swarms For ET Research
    Artistic impression of the gas giant planet GJ 3512b orbiting its red dwarf host star
    The grant, for $538,000, was awarded to CSUN mechanical engineering professor Nhut Ho, who also directs the NASA Autonomous Research Center for STEAHM.