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NASA InSight: A Plan to Get the Mole Moving Again

NASA InSight scientist/engineer Troy Hudson gives us the game plan for getting the mission's heat probe, also known as the "mole," digging again on Mars.

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NASA Chopper Ready for a Spin on Mars

Can we fly on Mars? The laws of physics may say it's near impossible, but actually flying a heavier-than-air vehicle on the Red Planet is much harder than that.

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What's Up - July 2019

As NASA marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, here are five things to know about the Moon that you can share with others.

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Landing NASA's Mars 2020 Rover with Terrain Relative Navigation

The Mars 2020 mission is facing the most challenging landing yet on the Red Planet.

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NASA Climbing Robot Scales Cliffs and Looks for Life

LEMUR belongs to a new generation of robots being built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that can crawl, walk and even climb rock walls.

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Pit Crew for Mars: NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Gets Some Wheels (time lapse)

A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the legs and wheels — otherwise known as the mobility suspension — on the Mars 2020 rover.

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What's Up - August 2019

In the August sky, look for the "shooting stars" of the annual Perseid meteor shower for some stargazing delights.

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Name NASA's Next Mars Rover!

The Mars 2020 Rover is preparing to launch to the Red Planet in July 2020, but it doesn't have a name yet.

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Building NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover

See NASA’s next Mars rover quite literally coming together inside a clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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What's Up - September 2019

What's Up for September? Following the crescent Moon, the September equinox and — wait — where did Mars go?

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What's Up - October 2019

What can you see in the October sky?

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NASA InSight's Robotic Arm Helps Out its Mole on Mars

NASA's InSight lander on Mars is trying to use its robotic arm to get the mission’s heat flow probe, or mole, digging again.

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Preview: Season 2, Episode 0

The upcoming season will feature stories of asteroid exploration.

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What's Up - November 2019

Highlights of the November sky include how to watch as Mercury transits the Sun.

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Season Two, Episode 5: Catch a Falling Star

Why are missions like OSIRIS-REx bringing pieces of an asteroid back home?

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Neptune Moon Dance (animation)

See how the odd orbits Neptune's inner moons Naiad and Thalassa enable them to avoid each other, as they race around the planet. Researchers call it a "dance of avoidance."

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Mars Science Teams Investigate Ancient Life in Australia

Could Mars ever have supported life?

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Season Two, Episode 7: Planet Asteroid

What's in a name? Whether you call it a planet or an asteroid, missions that explore small worlds are always exciting.

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What's Up - December 2019

What can you see in the December sky? Beautiful pairings of Venus, Saturn and Mars with the crescent Moon throughout the month, at sunrise and sunset.

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Season Two, Episode 9: Hunting in the Dark for Monsters

Finding black rocks in the darkness of space isn’t easy, but new methods could help spot them all.

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First Drive Test of NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover

On Dec. 17, 2019, engineers took NASA’s next Mars rover for its first spin.

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What's Up - January 2020

What are the skywatching highlights of January 2020?

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NASA's New Planet Tracker, NEID

A new NASA-funded planet-hunting instrument has been installed on the WIYN telescope, on Arizona’s Kitt Peak.

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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope: Unveiling the Universe

After 16 years of unveiling the infrared universe, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has left a singular legacy.

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What's Up - February 2020

What are the skywatching highlights of February 2020?

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NASA Advances Plans to Bring Samples Back From Mars

Collecting samples from Mars and bringing them back to Earth is a historic undertaking that starts with the launch of NASA's Mars 2020 rover.

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What's Up - March 2020

Looking for astronomy highlights for March 2020? This month, early risers enjoy a planetary grouping of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the early morning sky.

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Curiosity’s 1.8 Billion-Pixel Panorama on Mars

NASA Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada guides this tour of the rover's view of the Martian surface.

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What's Up - April 2020

What are some astronomy highlights in the sky in April 2020? This month, Venus visits the Pleiades; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn begin their breakup; and we ask, "What is the Moon illusion?"

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Underwater ‘White Smoker’ Vents: Is This Where Life Began?

Where did life originate on Earth? Could the process hold clues for finding life elsewhere?

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What's Up - May 2020

What astronomy highlights can you see in the sky in May 2020? Venus, Sirius and the Milky Way. With so many of us staying home these days, here's a look into the sky at dusk and dawn.

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Working Remotely: How Astronauts Upgraded a Complex Experiment in Space

By chilling atom clouds to just above absolute zero, or the coldest temperature matter can reach, Cold Atom Lab enables scientists to directly observe unique atomic behaviors.

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Shake, Rattle and Roll: Testing NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover lives up to its name by enduring a series of tests to prepare for its journey to the Red Planet.

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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Sample Caching System

Watch as NASA-JPL engineers test the Sample Caching System on the Perseverance Mars rover.

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Getting NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover to Launch During the COVID-19...

Getting a Mars rover built, tested and to the launch pad is a feat that requires the dedication of hundreds of team members.

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What's Up - June 2020

What are some skywatching highlights you can see in June 2020? Look for the Summer Triangle rising in the east after sundown, keep tabs on the morning planets and June 20 brings the solstice.

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What's Up - July 2020

What's Up for July? How about some moons with those giant planets? Mars after midnight. And are the stars of Mars the same as ours?

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: The First Aircraft on Mars

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will make history's first attempt at powered flight on another planet next spring.

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Getting Perseverance to the Launch Pad

In February 2020, NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars by first traveling across the United States.

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Mission Overview: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration.

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Launches With Your #CountdownToMars

To get ready for the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, NASA invited the public to join a global, collective #CountdownToMars project.

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NASA's Perseverance Rover Launches to Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars today by successfully launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a ULA Atlas V rocket.

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What's Up - August 2020

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2020? See the Moon posing with various planets throughout the month, plus catch the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.

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What's Up - September 2020

What are some skywatching highlights in September 2020? Spot the Moon together with Mars and Venus, along with the flickering star Fomalhaut, which had itself a planet...until it didn't!

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What's Up - October 2020

What are some skywatching highlights in October 2020? Not one, but two, full moons; Mars at opposition; and finding the Andromeda galaxy.

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What's Up - November 2020

What are some skywatching highlights in November 2020?

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Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time.

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Preparing to Land Perseverance

To prepare the Perseverance rover for its date with Mars, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission team conducted a wide array of tests to help ensure a successful entry, descent and landing at the Red Planet.

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NASA and SpaceX Launch U.S.-European Mission to Monitor World’s Ocean

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

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What's Up - December 2020

What are some skywatching highlights in December 2020?

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