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Picking a Spot for NASA’s Lunar Nuclear Reactor Is Trickier Than It Sounds

The U.S. wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, but the first challenge is finding an ideal spot.

Bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth, NASA reports

The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to ...

Nasa scientist believes mystery planet is home to alien life in stunning breakthrough

A NASA scientist has suggested there may be life in the seas of a dwarf planet saying astrobiologists are constantly ...

NASA and Google are testing an AI space doctor

With NASA eyeing long-duration crewed missions to the moon and beyond in the coming years, it has to be sure that if a medical situation arises, the astronauts are well equipped to deal with it.

Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century

NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon, and those astronauts will get there ...
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NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars (photo)

The Mastcam-Z instrument, a pair of zoom-capable cameras on Perseverance's neck-like mast, allows scientists to capture ...

NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency

Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA for a little more than a month, has vowed to make the United States great in ...

Why NASA wants the public to submit hurricane damage photos

"NASA Response Mappers is a great opportunity to take action and support emergency response efforts before a storm even ...