The new 8.5-foot telescope is set to launch this Tuesday by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a clear objective: to explore the origins of the universe.
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Is Trump preparing to cancel America’s ride back to the moon?
President Trump launched the Artemis program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon for the first time since Apollo. Now, the plan could be a casualty of the cost-cutting drive overseen by Elon Musk.
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A former NASA scientist has big dreams for his small business. Will Trump dash them?
Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won a USDA innovation grant to further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. Trump’s freeze on government awards has jeopardized those plans.
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2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey
In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick.
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The first full moon of 2025 is here
This moon phase is nicknamed the Wolf Moon, which is rooted in Native American culture.
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The International Space Station adjusts its orbit to avoid space debris
There are at least 19,000 pieces of space debris in Earth’s orbit, not including active satellites, that the U.S is monitoring.
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Stargazers can see the final supermoon of the year this weekend
The next supermoon — which appears larger and brighter than a regular full moon due to its proximity to Earth — will not be visible for nearly a year.
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Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than any human before
This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon. NPR visited the facility to find out how the astronauts are preparing for this high stakes exploration.
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With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch
The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.
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NASA delays next crew launch to buy time at the space station for troubled Starliner
Starliner’s test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, should have returned by mid-June. NASA is weighing its options for returning the two, including a ride home in a rival SpaceX capsule.
