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Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'
"To decide not to return them, or to put it off to an indefinite future time with human missions would be to take a major ...
NASA's Europa Clipper captures Mars in infrared
On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The ...
Museum visitors to touch part of the moon and Mars
Visitors to London's Natural History Museum will be able to touch a piece of the moon and the planet Mars at a new exhibition ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, en route to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, recently captured a ghostly infrared portrait ...
NASA May Accelerate Mars Mission Timeline Following Trump Budget Proposal
NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an effort to expedite its plan to land astronauts on ...
Nasa rover spies first aurora at Mars that's visible to human eye
NASA's Perseverance rover has detected a visible green aurora at Mars, a first for the red planet. Triggered by a solar storm in March 2024, the auror ...
Colorado teen designs spacesuit prototypes after joining NASA's simulated Mars mission
But one Colorado student is already reaching for the stars.Riley Nuttycombe, a senior at New Vista High School in Boulder, ...
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NASA Spent Billions to Bring Rocks Back from Mars. Trump Wants to Leave Them There
After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to abandon precious samples of air, rock ...