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Going where no spacecraft has gone before: NASA shuts down cosmic ray instrument on Voyager 2

The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive plutonium.

Partial solar eclipse to create 'devil's horns' effect on March 29

NASA urges use of ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses for safe viewing.

Curiosity rover detects longest organic molecules yet found on Mars

Researchers caution that the molecules could be of abiotic or biological origin, and do not represent definitive proof of past life on Mars.

 A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the Intern

NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after a nine-month ISS mission, extended due to Boeing Starliner delays.

By REUTERS
18/03/2025

First time: The Blue Ghost lander successfully lands on the moon

Firefly, an American company, made a soft landing on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so. In collaboration with NASA, it’s a key step for future moon and Mars missions.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson

Flyby of Donaldjohanson will test Lucy's navigation before mission to Jupiter Trojans.

Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact risk increases to 3.1%, highest ever recorded

NASA's CNEOS ranks the threat level of asteroid 2024 YR4 at 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale, indicating a '1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction.'

 An artist's concept shows the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

NASA's Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other galaxies.

By REUTERS
18/02/2025

‘Consider again that dot’: How NASA's Voyager and Carl Sagan showed us Earth like never before

On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.

Curiosity rover captures rare iridescent noctilucent clouds on mars

The clouds, composed of carbon dioxide ice crystals, glow in shades of red, green, and pearlescent hues in the martian twilight.

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