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![An artist's concept of the lunar rail network.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aqjCN84rKHFDeDWuS5SDzM-320-80.jpg)
NASA details plan to build a levitating robot train on the moon
By Ben Turner published
NASA's plan to build a train track on the moon is part of the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which aims to develop "science fiction-like" projects for future space exploration.
![Picture of a female runner wearing a long-sleeve pink top, black shorts and purple and black trainers. She is running along a "Wall of Death" which appears to be made of wood. There is a blue stripe of paint running across the circumference of the wall. She is also holding on to bungee cords and is wearing a harness.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hf9QhuNbipU7RZiPBdonfM-320-80.jpg)
Circus 'Wall of Death' stunt may keep astronauts fit on the moon
By Emily Cooke published
Just a few laps of the wall a day may be enough to keep muscle wasting at bay, scientists say.
![A photo of Boeing's Starliner before the aborted launch attempt.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6fnFxtBCHo7m6LVa47GrUM-320-80.jpg)
Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch scrubbed due to loud buzzing valve
By Ben Turner published
The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner space capsule was canceled on Monday (May 6) due to a loudly buzzing valve on the Atlas V rocket carrying it. The delay is yet another headache for Boeing in its attempt to get its Starliner capsule up and running.
![Gale Crater on Mars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mP9Kod5xqYvnVda4N6neMX-320-80.jpg)
Mars may have been more Earth-like than we thought, discovery of oxygen-rich rocks reveals
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Newfound rocks on Mars suggest the planet may have once sported an oxygen-rich atmosphere, making it more Earth-like and hospitable to life than previously thought.
![An artist's illustration of long ribbon-like auroras rippling across the Martian sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g5iTMJMmAzcJhhYtpVr5V9-320-80.jpg)
Sun's chaotic peak triggers record-breaking 'global auroras' on Mars
By Harry Baker published
Mars has had frequent planet-wide auroras in recent months, including an unprecedented trio of events in February. Experts say the sudden increase is the result of the ongoing solar maximum.
![Artist impression of NASA's Voyager 1 probe traveling through interstellar space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ikjVRXhJaJriyA9SCabvrj-320-80.jpg)
After months of sending gibberish to NASA, Voyager 1 is finally making sense again
By Sascha Pare published
NASA's Voyager 1 probe has resumed sending usable data back to Earth after engineers fixed a computer error that caused the interstellar spacecraft to only transmit gibberish for five months.
![A prototype of the four-legged robot Spirit training in the mountains](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aNWvPPoBWbZE6CsVPEeLRa-320-80.jpg)
Packs of dog-shaped robots could one day roam the moon — if they can find their footing on Earth first
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A dog-like, bio-inspired robot called Spirit is still learning to walk, but could one day be deployed on the moon to explore steep, potentially hazardous areas with a team of robot companions.
![Looped video footage of a comet being hit by a coronal mass ejection](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YvdgR7WWo3iHQr7fdivizi-320-80.gif)
See the explosive 'devil comet' get its tail ripped off by a solar storm days before its close approach to the sun
By Harry Baker published
A surprise coronal mass ejection recently smashed into Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, briefly causing the "devil comet" to lose its tail — and a NASA spacecraft caught the whole thing on camera.
![A photo of Ingenuity on the Martian surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rz87kL4zwov28vKPFCViQ4-320-80.jpg)
NASA's downed Ingenuity helicopter has a 'last gift' for humanity — but we'll have to go to Mars to get it
By Harry Baker published
NASA's stranded Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has beamed back its final signal to Earth from the Red Planet, which included a farewell message for mission scientists. It will continue collecting data on Mars until it dies but will not transmit this data to Earth.
![The International Space Station jettisons a 2.9-ton pallet carrying used batteries on March 11, 2021. This photo was posted on Twitter by NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3DeBVn78iPCAmJtTdFK2jk-320-80.jpg)
Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms
By Mike Wall published
An object that smashed through a Florida home was part of a pallet jettisoned from the International Space Station along with 5,800 pounds of aging batteries back in March 2021.
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