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NASA to pick new moon car for Artemis astronauts today: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
NASA will announce the company, or companies, it has selected to develop the rover for its Artemis moon program during a press conference today (April 3), and you can watch it live.
JAXA and Toyota's 'Lunar Cruiser' moon rover is now a Transformers toy
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Japan's proposal for a moon rover is "more than meets the eye." A new model of JAXA's Lunar Cruiser not only replicates the Toyota transport, but can also transform into Optimus Prime.
James Webb Space Telescope joins the hunt for newborn exoplanets
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has joined the hunt for infant exoplanets, spotting a newly forming world — but not the one we had expected to see.
Gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope image captures sparkling stars, old and new
By Samantha Mathewson published
A small galaxy is bursting with star formation in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA's 1st female chief engineer at Kennedy Space Center wants to put a space station around the moon (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
For Women's History Month, NASA's Teresa Kinney shared what she's learned in 40 years of working in agency circles, and how she's trying to help the next generation fly to space.
NASA's Lucy asteroid-hopping spacecraft pins down surface ages of 1st asteroid targets
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists shared preliminary results from Lucy's encounter with Dinkinesh and Selam late last year.
Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes
By Harry Baker published
A reanalysis of 50-year-old Apollo mission data long abandoned by NASA has revealed 22,000 previously unrecognized moonquakes, almost tripling the known number of seismic lunar events.
Artemis astronauts will carry plants to the moon in 2026
By Mike Wall published
NASA has selected three experiments, including a plant-growth study, to be deployed by astronauts on the moon on the Artemis 3 mission in 2026.
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