A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live

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white surface on mars with a dark hole near the center that could be a portal to an underground lava tube
This 2022 image taken by the HiRISE camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has reignited the conversation around these mysterious holes on Mars.

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Boeing's long-delayed Starliner finally takes off with astronauts on board

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White Boeing Starliner spacecraft launching off launch pad
Boeing's Starliner launched two NASA astronauts toward space.

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Why the US can't send humans to Mars

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An artist concept of two astronauts in large spacesuits on Mars with a rover in the background
Getting to Mars will be tricky. NASA and others have been working on the problem for decades.

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Boeing says its spacecraft is leaking but it's still safe to launch US astronauts next week

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The NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams conducting suited operations in the Boeing Starliner simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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NASA's Webb Space Telescope discovered 3 rare galaxies that can help astronomers study the cosmic dark ages

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Artist's concept of a galaxy in formation.
An illustration of a galaxy forming a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

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NASA’s Bold Plan to Build the First Railway on the Moon

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NASA aims to set up a long-term human presence on the Moon, but maintaining a habitat on the surface will require some innovative infrastructure. To one day transport cargo across the dusty, cratered landscape, NASA is considering a magnetic levitation railway system.

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Orbital Paparazzi Captures a Sneaky Picture of the ISS

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The International Space Station (ISS) was caught looking a little undignified in a new photo captured by an imaging satellite in orbit.

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Images show what it's like to fall into a black hole

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Illustration of a black hole obliterating a planet.
Illustration of a black hole obliterating a planet.

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NASA’s Plasma Rocket Could Reach Mars in 2 Months

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In our top stories this week, reporter Passant Rabie describes in in-development rocket engine that NASA could eventually use to reach Mars in two months. Reporter Isaac Schultz details the severe geomagnetic storm warning and a new fusion breakthrough, while health reporter Ed Cara describes a previously unknown…

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NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 Months

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The future of space travel depends on our ability to reach celestial pit stops faster and more efficiently. As such, NASA is working with a technology development company on a new propulsion system that could drop off humans on Mars in a relatively speedy two months’ time rather than the current nine month journey…

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