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What was inside the space station pallet jettisoned into space on Thursday?

The International Space Station has to occasionally jettison various items as it orbits Earth 250 miles up. So what was in the pallet jettisoned on Thursday?
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Mars Curiosity rover snaps dreamy images of drifting Martian clouds

Check out these amazing images of clouds drifting over the surface of Mars, snapped by NASA's long-serving Curiosity rover.
During its final full systems test, technicians powered on all of the James Webb Space Telescope's various electrical components installed on the observatory, and cycled through their planned operations to ensure each was functioning, and communicating with each other.

Hubble successor James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for launch

NASA's successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, is inching closer to its launch date.
Technicians observe Boeing’s Starliner crew module being placed on top of the service module in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 14, 2021. The Starliner spacecraft is being prepared for Boeing’s second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2). As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, OFT-2 is a critical developmental milestone on the company’s path to fly crew missions for NASA.

Boeing Starliner test flight delayed once again

The Starliner test flight was already delayed last month, and has now been pushed back once more. The test flight is now aiming for April.
(From left) Astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Kate Rubins work to install a solar array modification kit during the fourth spacewalk of 2021.

ISS astronauts complete spacewalk to upgrade station’s solar arrays

The crew of the International Space Station completed another spacewalk yesterday, successfully installing modifications for the station's new solar arrays.
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NASA spacewalk is happening right now. Here’s how to watch

Two astronauts on board the International Space Station are set to embark on a spacewalk on Friday, March 5. Here's how you can watch it live online.
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Watch Perseverance rover pulling its first moves on Mars

After two weeks of health checks on the Martian surface, NASA’s Perseverance rover is close to beginning its hunt for signs of past life on the red planet.
A rocket launching from the surface of Mars.

NASA lays groundwork for ambitious Mars Sample Return mission

NASA’s Perseverance rover is yet to collect any rock and soil on the red planet, but already the space agency is working hard on the Mars Sample Return mission.
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NASA highlights skywatching entertainment for March

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is back again with its monthly rundown of skywatching tips. This is what you can see ...
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Photo shows Perseverance rover as a tiny dot on the desolate Martian surface

NASA's first satellite image of its Mars Perseverance rover shows the car-sized vehicle as a tiny dot on the desolate Martian surface.
The International Space Station.

Watch astronaut Kate Rubins spacewalk 261 miles over South America

Astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover successfully completed a spacewalk outside the ISS on Sunday, with Rubins at one point filmed far above South America.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this image of the young comet P/2019 LD2 as it orbits near Jupiter’s captured ancient asteroids, which are called Trojans. The Hubble view reveals a 400,000-mile-long tail of dust and gas flowing from the wayward comet's bright solid nucleus.

Hubble captures a wandering comet passing through the Trojan asteroids

Hubble Space Telescope snapped an image of an object called P/2019 LD2 which is part-comet, part-asteroid.
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins during a six-hour and 48-minute spacewalk on Sept. 1, 2016.

Two NASA astronauts are spacewalking outside the ISS right now

NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover are performing a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to upgrade the station's solar arrays.
Bryan Jackson, grandson of Mary W. Jackson, left, and Raymond Lewis, son-in-law of Mary W. Jackson, right, unveil the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters sign during a ceremony officially naming the building, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA, began her career with the agency in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The mathematician and aerospace engineer went on to lead programs influencing the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. In 2019, she posthumously received the Congressional Gold Medal.

NASA renames its headquarters after ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary Jackson

This week, NASA celebrated an iconic figure from its past, Mary Jackson, by renaming its headquarters in her honor.
When flying past Venus in July 2020, Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument, short for Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, detected a bright rim around the edge of the planet that may be nightglow — light emitted by oxygen atoms high in the atmosphere that recombine into molecules in the nightside. The prominent dark feature in the center of the image is Aphrodite Terra, the largest highland region on the Venusian surface. Bright streaks in WISPR, such as the ones seen here, are typically caused by a combination of charged particles — called cosmic rays — sunlight reflected by grains of space dust, and particles of material expelled from the spacecraft’s structures after impact with those dust grains. The number of streaks varies along the orbit or when the spacecraft is traveling at different speeds, and scientists are still in discussion about the specific origins of the streaks here. The dark spot appearing on the lower portion of Venus is an artifact from the WISPR instrument.

Gorgeous image of Venus snapped by the Parker Solar Probe on its way past

NASA has shared a gorgeous image of Venus, captured by the Parker Solar Probe on a flyby of the planet in July last year.
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NASA’s next spacewalk is on Sunday. Here’s how to watch

Two astronauts on board the International Space Station are gearing up for a spacewalk on Sunday, February 28. And you can watch it live online.
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NASA’s Mars orbiter captures image of Perseverance’s parachute phase

As the spacecraft carrying Perseverance descended toward the Martian surface last week, it was being tracked by another spacecraft about 400 miles away.
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New Perseverance panorama lets you zoom in to see amazing detail

NASA's Mars rover has just delivered a remarkable 142-image panorama that lets you zoom in to see the red planet, and the rover itself, in amazing detail.
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Perseverance photo shows the moment its spacecraft crash landed

A new image from NASA's Perseverance rover shows the moment the descent stage, which delivered it to the Martian surface, performed a planned crash landing.
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Revealed! The secret message on Perseverance rover’s Mars parachute

The parachute that helped carry NASA’s Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars last week featured a hidden message. And space fans have managed to decode it.
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What happened to NASA’s spacecraft after it dropped off the Perseverance rover?

After delivering the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars, NASA's spacecraft was last seen disappearing into the martian dust. So where did it go?
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Check out Perseverance’s first panoramic image from Mars

NASA has posted the first panoramic image shot by the newly arrived Perseverance rover. It shows Jezero Crater, which may contain evidence of ancient life.
This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. A camera aboard the descent stage captured this shot.

NASA just released this awe-inspiring video of Perseverance’s landing on Mars

Stop what you're doing and watch this awe-inspiring video of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars
This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. A camera aboard the descent stage captured this shot.

NASA to release actual footage of Mars rover landing. Here’s how to watch

Followers of the current Mars rover mission are in for a treat as NASA prepares to release actual video of Perseverance's arrival on the red planet last week.
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft aboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 15th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.

SS Katherine Johnson spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station

Yesterday a Northrop Grumman cargo spacecraft named after groundbreaking NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was launched on a mission to resupply the ISS.
This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. A camera aboard the descent stage captured this shot.

See a preview of the Perseverance landing from the POV of the descent stage

NASA has shared a remarkable image of the landing of the Mars Perseverance rover, showing it dangling from cables as it approaches the planet's surface.
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Mars helicopter Ingenuity checks in from the red planet

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has shared the first update from Ingenuity, the helicopter which landed on Mars along with the Perseverance rover this week.
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen launching from Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Feb. 15, 2020. The Cygnus spacecraft will carry approximately 8,000 pounds of research, supplies, and hardware to the International Space Station during the commercial provider’s upcoming cargo resupply mission for NASA.

How to watch the SS Katherine Johnson spacecraft launch today

The 15th Northrop Grumman mission to resupply the International Space Station will be launching today, and we've got all details on how to watch it live.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

When will NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter take its first flight on Mars?

NASA's recently landed Perseverance rover is carrying with it the Ingenuity helicopter, set to be the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.

Watch Mars landing highlights, including first images from rover

Watch NASA's highlights reel of the final nail-biting moments at Mission Control as the team waited for news that its Perseverance rover had landed on Mars.
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Mars has a new explorer: NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on the red planet

In an incredible feat of engineering, NASA has once again landed a rover on Mars. The rover touched down safely today after a picture-perfect landing sequence.
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.

How to watch NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars today

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will attempt a feat that is terrifying and impressive in equal measures: Landing a rover on Mars.
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover as it fires up its descent stage engines

NASA confirms Thursday’s touchdown time for Mars rover

NASA has released precise timings for the crucial final stages of the Perseverance rover's journey to Mars, and you can watch the whole event as it happens.
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Why the Jezero Crater is the most exciting place on Mars

Why is NASA landing a multibillion dollar Mars rover in Jezero Crater? What makes this tiny pockmark on the Red Planet so interesting?