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NASA put a small, laser-reflecting instrument on Israel's Beresheet lunar lander. Here's why.

Neptune's moon Triton is one of the strangest worlds in the solar system -- and that's why scientists are exploring mission concepts that could give them a detailed look at it.

While Blue Origin is asking for a delay in the LSP decision, ULA is said to be fiercely opposed. SpaceNews.com

The nearly 20 percent increase in military space spending sought by the Trump administration comes as the White House and the Pentagon prepare to stand up a new Space Development Agency, reestablish U.S. Space Command an...

The five-week partial government shutdown earlier this year that delayed elements of other NASA missions may have provided a reprieve of sorts for a troubled instrument on the agency's next Mars mission. SpaceNews.com

An image purported to be a Star Wars: Episode IX poster is floating around on the interwebs.

The Germany space agency DLR is beginning a study this month on a reusable launcher concept that would use a winged first-stage booster captured on descent by an aircraft and towed back to land.

Accelerating our return to the Moon, another spacewalk outside the International Space Station, and testing our Mars Helicopter ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....

Questions about living systems on other planets come with some baggage --