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NASA just released a haunting video of Jupiter's clouds
"Thirteen hours of radio emissions from Jupiter's intense auroras are presented here, both visually…
Dave Mosher
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Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time, but the mission didn't go exactly according to plan
Japan successfully landed its SLIM spacecraft on the moon but the spacecraft is not generating sola…
Jessica Orwig
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A gut-wrenching mishap surprised NASA days before reaching Pluto and nearly killed the mission
It was compressing newly-gathered scientific data while, at the exact same time, it was supposed to…
Jessica Orwig
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Epically detailed photos of Mercury
On Thursday April 30, NASA will crash land the spacecraft into the planet, leaving a 50-foot-wide c…
Jessica Orwig
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NASA is about to get the closest look at Jupiter ever - and it could change everything
Juno's path around Jupiter was carefully calculated to keep it safe from the worst of the planet's …
Meghan Bartels
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NASA hopes to get the Voyager spacecraft to their 50th anniversary with clever engineering and difficult choices
Voyager 1 and 2 have traveled deeper into space than any human-made objects. NASA hopes they'll sta…
Jenny McGrath
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NASA video shows 10-year time lapse of Sun in 61 minutes
This 10-year time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an…
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Here's everything you need to know about the Pluto mission in a minute
New Horizons has "three optical instruments, two plasma instruments, a dust sensor and a radio scie…
Julia Calderone
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Why NASA's mission to the most likely place with alien life could be a huge disappointment
Instead of landing, NASA's spacecraft will fly by Europa 45 times over a period of three years. Fro…
Jessica Orwig
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NASA is going to purposely crash a $446 million spacecraft into Mercury at breakneck speeds
This isn't the first time NASA has crash landed a spacecraft. In fact, this method of disposing exp…
Jessica Orwig
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NASA just overcame incredible odds to reach Jupiter - and begin to reveal its secrets
Juno's path around Jupiter was carefully calculated to keep it safe from the worst of the planet's …
Lauren F Friedman,Meghan Bart…
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11 facts about NASA's epic nuclear-powered mission to Pluto that will completely blow your mind
Luckily the flyby was a success, and the event boosted the spacecraft's speed by 9,000 miles per ho…
Jessica Orwig,Kelly Dickerson
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A sun-skimming spacecraft captured video of a massive plasma eruption on the solar surface for the first time
The sun's outbursts can send plasma and electrically charged particles careening toward Earth. This…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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In a lucky coincidence, a spacecraft is scheduled to fly by Venus just weeks after researchers announced finding potential signs of life
The BepiColumbo spacecraft consists of two satellites launched together. It will fly by Venus twice…
Susie Neilson
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Watch a real time simulation of Tuesday's epic Pluto flyby with this app
The morning countdown will not include any live footage because the spacecraft is too far away for …
Kelly Dickerson
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A spacecraft flying by Venus on Wednesday night could confirm recently found signs of alien life
The BepiColumbo spaceship is scheduled to fly by Venus twice on its way to Mercury, first this week…
Susie Neilson
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A NASA Probe Is Spinning Out Of Control After Handlers Lose Contact
Deep Impact is the first space mission to look inside a comet. In July 2005, an instrument released…
Dina Spector
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If you missed the New Horizons Pluto flyby, here's what the whole epic approach looked like
The live mode won't do you much good right now. But the preview mode shows the whole flyby path tra…