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Our only visit to Uranus came at an unusual time for the planet

Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, giving us our only up-close look at the planet – but unusual space weather just before the craft arrived has given us a misleading idea about the planet’s magnetic field

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NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit

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NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit

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Meet NEO Surveyor, NASA’s near-Earth asteroid detector

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Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA's redirection test

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Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration

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NASA's Valkyrie humanoid robot

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Meet Valkyrie, NASA’s humanoid robot paving way to the moon and Mars

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I took control of NASA's Valkyrie robot and it blew my mind

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2XGTH8A In this image from video provided by NASA, astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore give a news conference aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (NASA via AP)

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The Starliner stranding shows why NASA was wise to have a backup plan

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Stranded ISS astronauts reveal the US space programme is not in crisis

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Illustration of NASA's Europa Clipper passing Europa

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Sam Howell: ‘One day we might look for life directly on Europa’

Sam Howell tells New Scientist why NASA is so keen to visit Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa, and how the mission could help us figure out the likelihood of life elsewhere in the cosmos

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Europa Clipper: Journey to an Ocean

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Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for

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Two NASA astronauts may be stuck on the space station until February

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Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life

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NASA's cancelled moon rover calls 2026 crewed landing into question

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