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Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says
By Mike Wall Published
NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.

NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan today. Here's how to watch it live.
By Mike Wall Last updated
NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.

'For All Mankind's' Costa Ronin on ruling Mars, honoring cosmonaut history, and learning to tie his tie (interview)
By Jeff Spry Published
Heavy is the head that wears the crown, and that goes for Red Planet rulers as well as Earth.

'For All Mankind's' Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson on wearing those 'clunky' cool spacesuits and training with a Green Beret (interview)
By Jeff Spry Published
"The spacesuits are like real spacesuits! They're so complicated and much heavier than you'd ever expect."

Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years
By Chelsea Gohd Published
This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.

Scientists thought Jupiter's moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they're not so sure
By Robert Lea Published
"The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it."

SpaceX will launch its 1st-ever Starship V3 megarocket today. The stakes couldn't be higher
By Mike Wall Published
There's a lot riding on the debut flight of SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket — including some of NASA's lunar ambitions.

NASA satellite images uncover dramatic changes in Earth's nighttime lights
By Samantha Mathewson Published
Using nearly a decade of satellite observations, NASA's Black Marble project reveals a constantly shifting portrait of human nighttime activity visible from space.
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