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a four-wheeled rover drives in red dirt on a construction site

Europe's Mars 'fetch rover' nails sample pick-up test in the field (video)

By Tereza Pultarova published

Europe's Mars Sample Fetch Rover showcased its sample-picking skills in field tests for the first time this month.

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A spacecraft over Europa, Jupiter is in the background.

NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

The Europa Clipper will determine whether Jupiter’s icy moon has the right conditions for life as we know it.

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A pair of interacting galaxies. The larger of the two galaxies is slightly right of centre, and is composed of a hazy, bright, white centre and a ring of gaseous filaments, which are different shades of red and orange. Toward the bottom left and bottom right of the ring are filaments of gas spiralling inward toward the core. At the top left of the ring is a noticeable gap, bordered by two large, orange pockets of dust and gas. The smaller galaxy is made of hazy and white gas and dust, which become more diffuse further away from its centre. To this galaxy’s bottom left, there is a smaller, more diffuse gas cloud that wafts outward toward the edges of the image. Many red, orange, and white galaxies are spread throughout, with some being hazier in appearance and others having more defined spiral patterns.

James Webb Space Telescope witnesses a 'smiling' galactic collision (images)

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a collision between two galaxies that appears to have created a beaming smile in space.

James Webb Space Telescope
a space shuttle with open cargo bay hangs separated from a space station floating above.

On This Day in Space! Sept. 19, 1996: Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir space station in STS-79

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Sept. 19, 1996, the space shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia's Mir space station to deliver supplies and equipment.

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an illustration of Earth surrounded by thousands of bright dots

Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit

By Mariel Borowitz, Koki Ho published

Space logistics can be surprisingly complex.

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The Polaris Dawn crew. stand in front of large neon red letters spelling out "occupy Mars"

The Polaris Program: One big step for civilian spaceflight

By Ed Browne last updated

Reference Everything you need to know about the Polaris Program, a series of upcoming commercial space missions carried out by civilian astronauts.

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Red smoke behind bright specks of blue red and white light

James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at the edge of the Milky Way (image)

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken things to the extreme, studying the outer edge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way and producing a stunning new image.

James Webb Space Telescope
a blue latex gloved hand holdsa circular metal tray with tiny prongs standing near its center.

Astronauts 3D-print 1st metal part while on ISS

By Victoria Corless published

ESA scientists have successfully demonstrated 3D printing of a metal part in space for the first time.

International Space Station
A chrome model of a rocket booster is suspended in air with a conical rod, inside a concrete room.

SpaceX Super Heavy rocket gets supersonic wind tunnel test for NASA's Artemis moon missions (photos)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A 1.2% scale model of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket underwent NASA wind tunnel testing, during which high-speed forced air simulated varying flight conditions.

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a slim rectangle is winged by two two-paneled solar panels floating in starry black space.

Tiny NASA satellite detects its 1st massive gamma ray burst

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A NASA satellite designed to search for the universe's most powerful and violent explosions has successfully scouted its first burst, space agency officials announced earlier this week.

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