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NASA Resumes Attempts to Contact Silent MAVEN Mars Orbiter After Month-Long Silence

NASA prepares to attempt contact with the silent MAVEN Mars orbiter after a month-long communications blackout, as mission managers assess aging hardware challenges and relay function risks.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with its 288-megapixel Wide Field Instrument and Coronagraph, set to launch in 2027 to study exoplanets and galaxies

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NASA Completes Roman Space Telescope: Set to Map 100,000 Exoplanets by 2027

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch in 2027, will map 100,000 exoplanets using advanced instruments. Learn about its mission goals and technical specs.

NASA and DOE collaboration on lunar nuclear reactor development

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NASA and DOE Commit to Lunar Nuclear Reactor Development by 2030

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have formalized a partnership to develop a fission-based nuclear reactor for the moon by 2030, advancing technologies for sustained lunar and Mars missions.

Conceptual rendering of a lunar hotel with modular structures on the moon's surface

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Million-Dollar Moon Hotel Reservations: Start-Up Promises Lunar Stays by 2032

Galactic Resource Utilization Space claims to sell $1M deposits for 2032 lunar hotel stays, but its construction methods lack peer-reviewed validation and regulatory clarity.

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission concept art showing sample retrieval from Mars

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NASA's Mars Sample Return Project Faces Termination Despite Scientific Urgency

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to terminate NASA's Mars Sample Return program, risking delays in ancient life research and U.S. space leadership.

Mark Kelly, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator, in a courtroom setting

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Former NASA Astronaut Files Lawsuit Against Pentagon Over Administrative Actions

A former NASA astronaut challenges Pentagon disciplinary actions in a free speech lawsuit, alleging unconstitutional retaliation under 10 U.S.C. § 1370(f).

ESA's Envision spacecraft and NASA's VenSar instrument schematic

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NASA Budget Uncertainty Casts Shadow Over ESA's Venus Mission Timeline

NASA's budget uncertainty threatens ESA's Venus mission. Funding for VenSar remains unresolved, risking the 2033 launch window critical for planetary alignment.

NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory concept art showing a telescope with advanced optical systems for exoplanet atmosphere analysis

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NASA Awards $77M Contracts to Develop Alien Life-Searching Telescope with Atomic-Scale Precision by 2040s

NASA has accelerated its search for extraterrestrial life by greenlighting the development of a telescope designed to analyze planetary atmospheres with atomic-scale precision.

SpaceX Starship rocket with a large telescope payload in orbit

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How Superheavy-Lift Rockets Could Make Space Telescopes 10 Times Cheaper

Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship could slash space telescope costs by 10x, enabling larger, simpler designs. Learn how they're reshaping astronomy.

NASA satellite image of Antarctic iceberg A-23A with blue meltwater ponds and fractures, observed in 2025.

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NASA Satellite Captures Melting of 40-Year-Old Antarctic Iceberg with Blue Meltwater Ponds

NASA's Terra satellite documents the disintegration of 40-year-old Iceberg A-23A as blue meltwater ponds spread across its surface, signaling climate-driven changes in Antarctic ice dynamics.

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocking from the International Space Station during a medical evacuation mission

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NASA Announces Medical Evacuation of ISS Crew-11 Astronauts

NASA evacuates four astronauts from the ISS on Jan. 14, 2026, for medical reasons—Artemis 2 mission remains unaffected.

NASA's Pandora satellite, designed to study exoplanet atmospheres, is prepared for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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NASA's Pandora Satellite to Study Exoplanet Atmospheres in January Launch

NASA's Pandora satellite, set to launch in January 2024, will study exoplanet atmospheres using multiwavelength observations to address stellar surface complexities.

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