Space Exploration

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Katya Echazarreta.

Human Spaceflight, Science

Meet Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space

An external pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries is pictured shortly after mission controllers in Houston commanded the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release it into space.

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight

A metal chunk that burst through a Florida home came from the ISS

Scientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA

Alien Life, Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

The search is on for extraterrestrial life on worlds like Enceladus

A modern-day photo of Ulugh Beg's partially rebuilt observatory. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Science, Space Exploration

The clever prince Ulugh Beg built — and used — an ingenious observatory in the 15th century

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ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst takes a selfie during an EVA outside the International Space Station in 2014. New research shows that when astronauts spend extended periods of time in space, their brains and eyes can suffer. Credit: NASA/SPL/Barcroft Media.

Human spaceflight

Since the first human spaceflight in 1961, we’ve continued to push our boundaries.

This 2016 Curiosity rover selfie shows the vehicle at the “Okoruso” drilling site on Mount Sharp’s Naukluft Plateau. The Martian scene is a mosaic of images taken with the arm-mounted Mars Hands Lens Imager (MAHLI). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Robotic spaceflight

Dozens of robotic explorers are currently investigating our solar system.

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