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Curiosity Tests Workaround for Balky Drill
Engineers are looking for a way to continue using Curiosity's drill after a 10-month hiatus, but restoring the drill will probably take several more months.
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How Bright is the Moon . . . Exactly?
An upcoming study will take the old calibration standard of the Moon's brightness to a new level of precision.
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Asteroid 2012 TC4 To Zip Past Earth This Week
The close pass of near-Earth asteroid 2012 TC4 this week will give NASA a chance to test planetary-defense coordination.
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Some Damage to Arecibo Observatory; Stormy Times Ahead
Arecibo and its team rode out the largest storm in its history, but it's unclear what the moderate damage will mean for the radio observatory's future.
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Osiris-REX Images Earth During Flyby
The asteroid-bound Osiris-REX mission took time during last Friday's gravity assist maneuver to look back at its homeworld.
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Osiris-REX to Fly by Earth on Friday
NASA's ambitious Osiris-REX asteroid sample return mission swings by Earth this Friday for a gravity assist en route to asteroid 101955 Bennu.
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"Clockwork Rover" for Venus Exploration
Engineers have come up with an innovative "clockwork rover" concept designed to survive the hostile environment of Venus.
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Amazing Views of the Solar Eclipse From Earth . . . and Space
Satellites, aircraft, and the International Space Station provided great views of yesterday's solar eclipse, near and far.
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Chasing the Total Solar Eclipse From Orbit
While millions will watch the August 21 total solar eclipse from the ground, International Space Station crew will have an amazing view high from overhead.
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Saturn Surprises Right Up Until Cassini's End
Saturn keeps its secrets as NASA's Cassini spacecraft heads towards its September grand finale.
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Breakthrough Starshot Takes to Space
Six Sprites, "the world's smallest spacecraft" have entered low-Earth orbit, a small milestone for Breakthrough Starshot's plan for interstellar voyage.
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Source of Mars Trojans Might Be Mars Itself
A new study proposes a possible source for the mysterious Mars Trojan asteroids: the Red Planet itself.
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Goodbye, LISA Pathfinder
The European Space Agency switched off its groundbreaking LISA Pathfinder mission this week.
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New Satellite "Mayak" Might Light Up the Sky
Russia's first crowd-funded satellite, named Mayak (Russian for "beacon of light"), promises to be the “brightest object in the night sky next to the Moon.”
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By Jove! Juno Images Jupiter's Great Red Spot
NASA's Juno Spacecraft delivers stunning closeup views of Jupiter's famous swirling Great Red Spot storm.
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"Gecko Gripper" Tech to Clean Up Space Junk
Researchers are figuring out how to use a nature-inspired "gecko gripper" technology to solve the mounting problem of space debris.
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NASA Eyes "Ice Giant" Missions in the 2030s
A recent NASA study outlines possible dedicated missions to the "ice giant" planets Uranus and Neptune that might leave Earth as early as 2030.
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NASA Closes Out Its Asteroid Redirect Mission
Following the release of the 2018 budget, the space agency has ordered an “orderly closeout” for the Asteroid Redirect program.
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China Launches Its First X-ray Observatory
China's Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) headed to orbit this past weekend.
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Rosetta Finds Clues to Earth's “Xenon Paradox”
Xenon measured by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has shed light on a long-standing mystery about the role comets played in Earth's formation.
