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NASA pushes space industry to use the ISS as a test ground for future stations

Faced with the imminent retirement of the International Space Station, NASA is pushing to speed up work on its potential replacements

NASA's Unique Experiment To Create Oxygen On The Moon: Lunar Soil

The people of Earth have aspirations to return to the Moon and eventually colonize Mars, two places where oxygen isn't exactly in abundance.

NASA's '1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft' will send Skyfall helicopters to Mars in 2028

NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that will carry a fleet of tiny helicopters to Mars.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, NASA reveal mission plans for blasting city-killing asteroids away from Earth

With scientists warning that Earth could be susceptible to thousands of undetected asteroids, Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is developing a planetary defense program that could help protect us against a rock-alypse.

Prominent researcher exits NASA, citing US attacks on science

Climate expert Kate Marvel pointed to “upheavals” under the Trump administration as a reason for her departure.

Most Americans Can’t Answer These Simple NASA Questions… Can You?

NASA has played a central role in some of the most groundbreaking achievements in modern American history, from winning the