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NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals new details about the thickness of Europa’s icy shell

Thanks to Juno MWR data and a recent study, scientists have determined the depth of the icy shell encasing Europa.
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NASA's moon rocket closer to critical fueling test ahead of historic launch

The Wet Dress Rehearsal is a critical test of the fueling and countdown of NASA's SLS rocket, which could launch a crew of ...

NASA attempts to connect with MAVEN spacecraft, mysteriously lost since December

A team of experts is also analysing snippets of data recovered from a December 6 radio science campaign.
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NASA’s Artemis II reaches the launch pad and the countdown to the Moon begins

NASA’s Artemis II rocket has reached its launch pad after a painstaking overnight crawl across Kennedy Space Center.

NASA's Juno measures thickness of Europa's ice shell

Data from NASA's Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsurface structure of the icy shell encasing ...

NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.
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NASA runs Artemis II wet dress rehearsal to test fueling and launch procedures

NASA conducted a wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II to validate fueling, countdown, and launch procedures for the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft ahead of a future crewed mission.

34 Volunteers From Around the World Will Help NASA Track the Artemis 2 Mission

NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to passively track Orion during the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, which is slated for ...