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NASA's DAVINCI Venus Probe Survives Six Runs to 465 °C
An engineering model of NASA's DAVINCI descent probe passed a furnace test at Venus surface temperature, six times in a row, on the probe's real descent timeline.
Webb Studies Extreme Debris Disks: Clues to Planet-Shattering Collisions
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has examined 21 extreme debris disks around young stars, revealing two types of collisions between planetary bodies.
NASA Selects Three New Lunar Science Payloads for Moon Base: LEMS-SP, GIMLI and DISCO
NASA has selected three PRISM payload suites that will fly on commercial CLPS landers to study lunar hazards, lava tubes and ice in preparation for Moon Base.
Mars Telecommunications Network: How Data Gets From Mars to Earth
How rovers on Mars send their data home through the Mars Relay Network of orbiters and NASA’s Deep Space Network, and why a dedicated Mars telecommunications network is now bein…
NASA Advances PRIMA, the First Probe Explorer Far-Infrared Telescope
NASA has moved the PRIMA far-infrared space telescope into Phase B as the first mission in its new Probe Explorers class, with a launch targeted for 2033.
Falcon Heavy Launches NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to Hunt Dark Energy
NASA's Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center and is heading to the Sun-Earth L2 point. First images are expected in early 2027.