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A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill
Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features…
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Eclipses, Auroras, and the Spark of Becoming: NASA Inspires Future Scientists
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Eclipses, Auroras, and the… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 4 min read Eclipses,…
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NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission
Credit: NASA NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights…
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Pretty in Pink
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA The spiral galaxy known as Messier 81 (M81) has a rosy tint in this June 1, 2007, composite image that incorporates data from NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble Space…
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NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference
The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right:…
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NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars
6 min read NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an…
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NASA’s Magellan Mission Reveals Possible Tectonic Activity on Venus
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) New research suggests vast surface features on Venus called coronae continue to be shaped by tectonic processes. Observations of…
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Hubble Pinpoints Young Stars in Spiral Galaxy
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits…
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NASA Studies Reveal Hidden Secrets About Interiors of Moon, Vesta
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept shows the Moon’s hot interior and volcanism about 2 to 3 billion years ago. It is…
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Another First: NASA Webb Identifies Frozen Water in Young Star System
Explore Webb Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who…