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Opinion - Reforming NASA: A path to Mars and beyond

NASA must confront its budget pressures, reduce bureaucracy, and focus on mission-driven culture in order to achieve its ...

NASA Lunar Reactor Directive

July 31, 2025 Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices Directors, NASA Centers FROM: Acting Administrator NASA SUBJECT: ...
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Curiosity rover celebrates 13 years on Mars with well-deserved naps and Red Planet 'coral'

Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries — and learning to do more with ...
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NASA calls for nuclear power plant on the moon in next decade. Here's what we know.

Signed by the current Acting Administrator Sean Duffy, NASA Headquarters released a plan that calls for creating a new ...

NASA explains how it keeps the Curiosity rover running, 13 years later

Thirteen years ago, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, inside Gale crater in particular. It was originally sent to the red ...
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NASA races to put nuclear reactors on Moon and Mars

The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the ...
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NASA’s Bizarre Mars Rover Landing: Wrapped in Balloons!

Spirit’s landing on Mars wasn’t powered by rockets—it bounced! Discover why NASA wrapped its rover in giant airbags for one ...

Iron-rich mineral on Mars offers evidence of recent volcanic and thermal changes

New research published in Nature Communications identifies an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a brand-new mineral.
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Curiosity Spots "Coral Reef" Rock On Mars. It's A Sign Of Ancient Water

These can range from the interesting (such as the donut-shaped rock which may not be from the planet) to the silly (hello, ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NASA Marks 13 Years Since Curiosity Rover’s Historic Mars Landing

Thirteen years ago, NASA’s Curiosity rover made its daring descent to the surface of Mars, beginning a groundbreaking mission that would reshape our understanding of the Red Planet.

We don’t need nuclear reactors on the moon

Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy's plan to fast-track nuclear reactors on the moon is a ...