Space News
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NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. The mission is targeting an Oct. 10, 2024, launch. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a news conference at 11…
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NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This bar graph shows GISTEMP summer global temperature anomalies for 2023 (shown in yellow) and 2024 (shown in red).…
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Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore fruit in the late summer and fall of 2021. Overcoming the challenges of growing fruit…
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The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse; a Supermoon; the Corn Moon; and the Harvest Moon
Skywatching Skywatching Home Eclipses What’s Up Explore the Night Sky Night Sky Network More Tips and Guides FAQ 23 Min Read The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse;…
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NASA Remembers Sept. 11
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change in American culture. Each year, we pause and remember.…
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9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole
5 Min Read 9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole An artist’s rendering of an Artemis astronaut working on the Moon’s surface. Credits: NASA NASA’s Artemis campaign…
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NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Tests on Earth appear to confirm how the Red Planet’s spider-shaped geologic formations are carved by carbon dioxide. Spider-shaped…
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Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson’s Workforce Found Their Place in Space
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an interesting and perhaps unexpected opportunity that comes up at just the right time and place.…
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Margin’ up the Crater Rim!
Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) 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…
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Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001
ISS003-E-5388 (11 September 2001) — One of a series of pictures taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) by one…