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A sky chart showing Venus and Jupiter close together above the western horizon after sunset, with Mercury next to them lower in the sky.

The two brightest planets in the evening sky are getting closer: Venus and Jupiter will be visible side by side after sunset

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NASA's High Performance Spaceflight Computing Processor. The processor is designed to survive harsh space conditions and provide a leap in processing capability for future spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

NASA is developing a new “brain” for spacecraft: an AI processor that will allow them to operate more independently

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The new processor is designed to allow spacecraft to analyze information, respond to unexpected situations, and make certain decisions without waiting for instructions from Earth. According to NASA, initial tests indicate a leap in performance compared to computers
A rendering of NASA's Psyche spacecraft near Mars, during a gravity maneuver to help it continue its journey to the metallic asteroid Psyche. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

NASA's Psyche spacecraft passes Mars on its way to a rare metallic asteroid

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The Psyche spacecraft passed within 4,500 kilometers of Mars to receive a gravity boost. The pass was also used to calibrate cameras and scientific instruments in preparation for its arrival at the asteroid Psyche in 2029.
It's been 30 years since the first planet was discovered around a star like our Sun. With each new discovery, scientists are getting closer to answering whether there are other planets like Earth that could host life as we know it. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

We've crossed the 6,000-plus exoplanet mark — and some of them are stranger than science fiction planets

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NASA has so far verified 6,000 exoplanets - a vast collection of alien worlds, from fiery giants and oceans of lava to stars with "gemstone" clouds or a density similar to Styrofoam.
Artist's impression of one of the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA will shut down instruments on Voyager spacecrafts to save power

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On February 24, 2025, the radiation sensor system on Voyager 1 was shut down, and on March 24, the same system will be shut down on Voyager 2.
This artist's impression shows NEO Surveyor in deep space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NEO Surveyor Mission: NASA's Pioneering Planetary Defense Effort

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NASA is addressing Voyager 1's latest communication problems, working to understand and fix the transmitter shutdown by the spacecraft's defense system. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL

24 billion km from Earth, NASA's Voyager 1 breaks its silence

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On October 24, NASA was able to re-establish contact with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief communication blackout. Recently, Voyager 1 turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the NASA team is now working to identify the cause
SuperLimbs. Photography: Erik Ballesteros and Harry Asada

"Nahum Takum"-style robotic legs may help astronauts on the moon get up from falls

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New MIT system called SuperLimbs may help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the moon
The image shows the distribution of ice on the surface of the Moon's South Pole (left) and North Pole (right), as observed by NASA's Lunar Mapper. The blue color represents the locations of the ice deposits, the gray color marks the surface temperature ( dark representing cold areas and light shades indicating warm areas). The ice is concentrated in the darkest and coldest places, on the crater floors. This is the first time that scientists have directly identified absolute evidence of water ice on the surface of the moon. Photo: NASA

NASA has confirmed the presence of ice at the poles of the moon

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A sequence of three images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover showing the drilling process in the hard rock on February 8, 2013. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has established an internal cloud to store and process planetary mission data

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This image shows an array of 512 conductive detectors on the BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole. The technology was fundamental to the discovery of the effect of gravitational waves from the early era of the universe known as the "Inflationary Period". Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech

How does the telescope at the South Pole that discovered the gravitational waves created by the Big Bang work?

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In the center of the image taken by Curiosity, you see a hole in the rock known as "John Klein" where the vehicle performed the first drilling on Mars. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Curiosity drilled for the first time in hard Madymai rock

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The first two images of Gale Crater on Mars as seen from the cameras of the Curiosity spacecraft. The image on the left shows the shadow of the SUV on Mars.

Curiosity: Welcome to Mars

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The asteroid 2005 YU55 with a diameter of about 400 meters will approach tonight to a distance slightly less than the lunar orbit. No danger is expected, not even an indirect effect.

NASA photographed the asteroid passing by the Earth today at a safe distance

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A composite image trying to imagine how the Mars Spirit rover might look today when it is stuck in the Gosev Crater. Photo: NASA. Photo editing - Stu Atkinson

The end of the road for the Mars Spirit vehicle

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The EPOXI route. Credit NASA/JPL

The Deep Impact spacecraft passed over the Earth to gain momentum

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Spirit's robotic arm tries to help rescue him from the sand without success

Will Spirit survive 2010

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

NASA ordered the Phoenix spacecraft to deploy its robotic arm

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The Phoenix spacecraft has sent the first images after the successful landing

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