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Denise Chow
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NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts
The announcement is the latest in a stream of funding contracts NASA has awarded private companies in its effort to establish a permanent presence on…
World’s most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert
A radio telescope project known as the Deep Synoptic Array is moving forward. It aims to detect radio waves emitted by stars, planets, galaxies and…
Storms, floods and scorching heat grip the U.S. as World Cup and holiday travel peak
Severe storms, flash flooding and extreme heat are battering parts of the Plains, Midwest and the South this weekend, threatening to disrupt World Cup fans,…
NASA announces 3 uncrewed missions to the moon this year to prepare to build a base
NASA announced plans for three uncrewed missions to the moon this year that will serve as early steps toward building a permanent base on the…
SpaceX to launch an even bigger Starship prototype
SpaceX is set to launch a new prototype of its Starship megarocket — the system NASA may use to land astronauts back to the moon…
Newly discovered asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon on Monday
A newly discovered asteroid estimated to be about 62 feet wide will zoom near Earth on Monday, though it is not expected to pose a…
For SpaceX, the stakes of next week’s Starship rocket test flight are sky-high
SpaceX plans to launch a new version of its Starship rocket — a prototype of the system that NASA hopes will carry its astronauts to…
NASA released thousands more photos from Artemis II. Here are 9 of the best.
NASA over the weekend released thousands more photos from last month’s Artemis II mission around the moon.
Hot, dry and hurricane-scarred: How climate change fueled wildfires in Georgia and Florida
Wildfires raging this week in southern Georgia and northern Florida were fueled by a combination of hot and windy conditions, severe drought and dried-out vegetation…
Artemis II mission is giving NASA clues about how to design a moon base
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told NBC's Lester Holt that lessons from the Artemis II moon mission are informing plans to build d on the lunar…