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Space

Delicate solar panels of Martian lander are tested before launch

The arrays are due to open for real in November to power a two-year mission to probe the guts of Mars and reveal how rocky planets' core, mantle and crust form

Regulars

Pre-life molecules found floating in nearby galaxy

Space

Pre-life molecules found floating in nearby galaxy

News

Two satellites scrambling into orbit after launch went wrong

Space

Two satellites scrambling into orbit after launch went wrong

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NASA finally has a new boss after a year-long wait

Space

NASA finally has a new boss after a year-long wait

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NASA plans a launch to Titan or a return to comet 67P in 2025

Space

NASA plans a launch to Titan or a return to comet 67P in 2025

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Space

Exclusive: NASA has begun plans for a 2069 interstellar mission

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The tiny space rock New Horizons is headed for may have a moon

Space

The tiny space rock New Horizons is headed for may have a moon

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NASA fires Voyager 1's engines for the first time in 37 years

Space

NASA fires Voyager 1's engines for the first time in 37 years

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Space

Cuts likely for one of NASA's next big space-based telescopes

News

Space

Five firms aim to power moon-orbiting way station to deep space

Deep Space Gateway is NASA’s planned outpost at the moon for launches to other worlds. The agency has awarded 5 contracts to start working out how to power it

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Space

NASA insists it is going to Mars, but it really can't afford to

Insight

Space

Solar eclipse will reveal the roiling fog of plasma we call home

News

Space

Nuclear reactors on rockets may fuel future crewed trips to Mars

News

Earth

NASA’s planetary protection officer will defend Mars, not Earth

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