NASA Astronauts Will Use Nikon Cameras to Snap Photos on the Moon

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Nikon is making a camera you can take to space. In partnership with NASA, the company is developing a handheld camera for astronauts to use on the surface of the Moon for the upcoming Artemis missions.

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A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of debris rocketing around Earth.

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A simulated image of a satellite collision and the resulting debris.

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Toppled Lunar Landers and More of February's Best Space Images

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It was a topsy-turvy month in spaceflight, with yet another lunar lander falling over and an upsetting new view showing NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter missing a rotor blade, among other memorable moments.

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Russian space officials say there's a recurring air leak problem in their segment of the International Space Station

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A view of the International Space Station from a spacecraft after undocking in 2021.
A view of the International Space Station from a spacecraft after undocking in 2021.

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Space photos from 5 recent moon-landing missions show how tiny engineering errors can cause big problems, like crashing or landing sideways

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While Japan's moon-landing error caused its robot to land upside-down (left), Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL's error caused its lander to crash (right).

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The Asteroid Dimorphos Looks Totally Different After NASA's DART Mission Walloped It

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In September 2022, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a tiny asteroid to nudge it off its orbital course.

45 years ago, NASA's Voyager spacecraft flew past Jupiter. See how the iconic video compares to photos of the planet today.

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Jupiter as seen by Voyager 1 (left) is far less detailed than this enhanced imaged of Jupiter captured by Juno.

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The first private company just landed on the moon. Here's how they did it.

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A Houston company made history by successfully landing the first commercial US spacecraft on the moon, more than 50 years after the US made its last crewed landing.

A sculpture by Jeff Koons has become the first 'authorized' artwork on the moon

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Jeff Koons with "Rabbit."

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Watch the video of Intuitive Machines and NASA landing on the moon and hitting a snag, with $118 million on the line

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The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander that's set to fly to the moon in February.

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