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Terraforming Mars is one of the great dreams of humanity. Mars has a lot going for it. Its day is about the same length as Earth's, it has plenty of frozen water just under its surface, and it likely could be given a rea...

HELSINKI -- China launched its third Gaofen-11 reconnaissance satellite Nov. 19, adding to a set of classified satellites with an optical resolution which may be comparable to top U.S. spy satellites. A Long March 4B lif...

In NASA's galactic game of pinball, Didymos is the jackpot.

Capri Chasma is located in the eastern portion of the Valles Marineris canyon system, the largest known canyon system in the Solar System....

Recently downlinked imagery of a September flight has allowed the rover imaging team to put together a video of rotorcraft performing to near-perfection....

NASA's mission DART will test our ability to redirect an asteroid by quite literally crashing into it -- but the spacecraft will also test a new type of propulsion system for the agency.

Scientists recently added a whopping 301 newly validated exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. The throng of planets is the latest to join the 4,569 already validated planets orbiting a multitude of distant stars. How...

The U.S. Defense Department's interest in low Earth orbit space services is a positive for satellite manufacturers and for commercial operators of broadband constellations, says a new report by the market research firm Q...

Hubble team members successfully recovered the observatory's Wide Field Camera 3 instrument on Sunday (Nov. 21), NASA officials said.

You can replay the plots of "Revenge of the Sith" and "A New Hope."

NASA has selected Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (DLR) of Cologne, Germany, to provide use of its facility to support long-duration bed rest research.

NASA's latest launch into outer space is going to make an impact. In fact, that's its entire mission.

Astra's next rocket is already built, and the company is working out details about the launch schedule and site.

Across the globe, nations and space companies alike are speaking out about Russia's anti-satellite (ASAT) test that forced astronauts in space to take cover.

Kids who are fans of The Mandalorian and the "Star Wars" universe can enjoy counting down the days to Christmas with their favorite characters.

Researchers simulated the conditions on Saturn's largest moon to see how matter there might come alive.

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This early Black Friday deal on Amazon will save you 20% on the Lego Star Wars Imperial Shuttle.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:

The first operation to ever collide a spacecraft with an asteroid is set to launch Wednesday (Nov. 24) and will see whether humans can deflect a potentially disastrous cosmic impact.

The moonlet the asteroid wants to move will only be visible in its sensors an hour before impact.

NASA internships play an intrinsic role in a new era of space exploration and astronomy.