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Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'
"To decide not to return them, or to put it off to an indefinite future time with human missions would be to take a major ...
NASA's Europa Clipper captures Mars in infrared
On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The ...
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NASA Spent Billions to Bring Rocks Back from Mars. Trump Wants to Leave Them There
After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to abandon precious samples of air, rock ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, en route to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, recently captured a ghostly infrared portrait ...
NASA May Accelerate Mars Mission Timeline Following Trump Budget Proposal
NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an effort to expedite its plan to land astronauts on ...
Colorado teen designs spacesuit prototypes after joining NASA's simulated Mars mission
But one Colorado student is already reaching for the stars.Riley Nuttycombe, a senior at New Vista High School in Boulder, ...
Cornyn introduces bill to provide $1B to upgrade NASA facilities in Houston
Sen. John Cornyn introduced a bill, the Mission to Modernize Astronautic Resources for Space (MARS) Act, to provide $1 ...
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Camel-feet inspired space tires to help rovers survive harsh Moon, Mars terrain
Tire company Bridgestone has turned to bio-mimicry for its own Moon wheels. The company took inspiration from the soft foot ...