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Recently, NASA tested a payload adapter at the Marshall Space Flight Center as part of the preparation for the upcoming Artemis IV mission. What is it? The massive, dark circular payload adapter was carefully lowered from Test Stand 4697 to Test Stand 4705 for storage, after successfully completing initial structural tests. The next stage is for flight engineers to run …

KEY POINTS Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune each emit more energy than they receive from the Sun, meaning they have comparatively warm interiors. NASA’s Uranus flyby with Voyager 2 in 1986 found the planet colder than expected, which challenged ideas of how planets formed and evolved. However, with advanced computer modeling and a new look at old data, scientists think the …

As NASA continues its transition toward a commercial low Earth orbit marketplace, an agency-supported commercial space station, Starlab, recently completed five development and design milestones. Starlab’s planned design consists of a service module and a habitat that will be launched to orbit on a single flight. The milestones, part of a NASA Space Act Agreement awarded in 2021, focused on …

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Astronomers have discovered that radiation emitted by a rapidly spinning neutron star, or “pulsar,” is dominated by the impact of its powerful particle winds — and not by the material it strips from a companion star. The pulsar in question is PSR J1023+0038 (J1023), which sits in a binary system located 4,500 light-years away from Earth. This binary consists of …

NASA’s Perseverance rover has officially set a new milestone on Mars, completing the longest road trip by any robot vehicle on another planet. On June 19, 2025, the six-wheeled explorer rolled a remarkable 411 meters (over a quarter mile) across the Martian surface. While this might seem like a modest distance, it marks a significant achievement compared to previous rovers …

One drawback of flying a Starliner cargo mission is that it will use up one of United Launch Alliance’s remaining Atlas V rockets currently earmarked for a future Starliner crew launch. That means Boeing would have to turn to another rocket to accomplish its full contract with NASA, which covers up to six crew missions. While Boeing says Starliner can …

Dark shapes pictured on the surface of Mars resembling spiders. Image credits: NASA / ESA. For years, satellites around Mars have been finding mysterious, spider-like geological structures. Mars spiders, scientifically known as araneiform terrain, are unique geological formations predominantly found in the southern hemisphere of Mars. They appear as branching, spider-like channels etched into the Martian surface, sometimes spanning over …

On July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto, revealing unprecedented close-up views of the complex icy world. The iconic mission is still returning data from the far reaches of the solar system, but a lack of funding now threatens to end the mission prematurely. As NASA celebrates the 10th anniversary of the historic Pluto flyby, the space …

Asteroid the size of 145 Elmos to fly past Earth on Tuesday, July 15 – NASA  The Jerusalem Post Giant stadium-sized asteroid to make close approach to Earth on July 11. Check details  Hindustan Times NASA warns! 280-foot asteroid 2025 MA90 to make close Earth flyby today at 20,263 mph; here’s what you must know  Times of India NASA warns! 1200- foot asteroid …