NASA announced Saturday that it has officially handed over a laser retroreflector array to the European Space Agency for its Lunar Pathfinder satellite mission. Developed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the
MoreNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has generated an infrared image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, also known as Webb’s First Deep Field. The agency said Tuesday the deep field captured by the
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NASA has signed two agreements with the European Space Agency to advance cooperation on Earth science and future lunar exploration missions. The first cooperative agreement builds on a joint statement of intent
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NASA has announced the full deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope’s 20-foot primary mirror. The team responsible for the space observatory kicked off the unfolding process for the mirror on Friday,
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NASA's Perseverance rover is on the way to Mars, as the space agency expects the vehicle to land on martian ground this Thursday. NASA reported that the Mars 2020 spacecraft, which contains
MoreNASA has awarded the University of Florida a $12.6 million contract to develop a charge management device (CMD) for a space telescope designed to help scientists measure gravitational waves. Deliveries will consist
MoreNorthrop Grumman Corporation and NASA have successfully completed the final sunshield deployment test on the James Webb Space Telescope, the company reported on Friday. The successful test will prepare the telescope for
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NASA has released an independent report detailing the agency’s readiness to conduct a campaign focused on obtaining soil samples from Mars to be used for Earth-based scientific research. “We know there are
MoreThe European Space Agency (ESA) has signed an agreement with NASA to provide updated communications tools, habitation and refueling modules for an orbital outpost designed for the Artemis mission. ESA will also
MoreNASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) expect the total cost of bringing back samples from Mars to Earth to reach at least $7 billion. Those include three missions with Mars 2020 as
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