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Curiosity Captures a 360-Degree View at ‘Nevado Sajama’
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree view of a region filled with low ridges called boxwork formations between Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 2025 (the 4,714th to 4,741st Martian days, or sols, of the mission). At 1.5 billion…

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NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
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A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. On Feb. 24, for the first time in years and…

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NASA Laser Terminal Enhances Views During Artemis II Mission
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Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission’s 10-day journey around the Moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen ventured…

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Six Years of Curiosity’s Wheels on the Move
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its right navigation camera — one of two on the rover’s mast, or head — to capture the images in this timelapse, which spans six years of driving. The images were snapped between Jan.…

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New Onboard Capability to Enable Autonomous Spacecraft Operations
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The Module for Event Driven Operations on Spacecraft (MEDOS) drives onboard operations by detecting events as they occur and determining a rational response the spacecraft can make in real time.

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Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile
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The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.

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Progress 95 Cargo Craft Docks to Station with Food, Fuel, and Supplies
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The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 95 spacecraft has docked to the aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 8 p.m. EDT Monday.

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Progress 95 Cargo Craft Approaches Station for Docking on NASA+
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The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 95 spacecraft is continuing toward its planned 8 p.m. autonomous docking to the aft port of the station’s Zvezda module. It launched at 6:21 p.m. EDT on April 25 (3:21 a.m. Baikonur time on April 26)…

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Crew Awaits Space Cargo Delivery and Works Advanced Life Science
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A Progress 95 cargo craft is orbiting Earth on its way to resupply the Expedition 74 with about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies. Two cosmonauts will be on duty monitoring the Progress 95 when it automatically docks to…

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Off Uruguay, PACE Partners Connect Data from Satellite and Sea
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The waters and ocean sediments offshore of Uruguay are highly understudied, making it a unique location for a PACE PVST field campaign and an exciting opportunity to work alongside SPARC scientists. 

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