Space News
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Aurora over Idaho
NASA/Bill Dunford The aurora paints the sky near Malad City, Idaho, red, purple, and green in this May 11, 2024, image. This aurora was sparked by multiple eruptions of solar…
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Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since…
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Tech Today: A NASA-Inspired Bike Helmet with Aerodynamics of a Jet
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Jim Gentes wearing the Jiro Prolight bicycle helmet. Credit: Jiro Before the U.S. Cycling Federation adopted a requirement for…
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NASA to Discuss New Polar Climate Mission During Media Teleconference
The PREFIRE mission will launch the first of two CubeSats – depicted in this artist’s concept orbiting Earth – into space on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to study how much…
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Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Meet Hemanth Koralla
Hemanth Koralla was working as a software developer for General Motors when he received a LinkedIn message inviting him to apply for a NASA contract position with Jacobs Technology. While…
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15 Years Ago: STS-125, the Final Hubble Servicing Mission
“Trying to do stellar observations from Earth is like trying to do birdwatching from the bottom of a lake.” James B. Odom, Hubble Program Manager 1983-1990. The fifth and final…
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NASA Invites Media to Expedition 70 Crew Visit at Marshall
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Four Expedition 70 crew members pose for a fun portrait inside their crew quarters aboard the International Space Station’s…
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Sols 4182-4183: We Reached the South Side of Pinnacle Ridge… What’s Next?
3 min read Sols 4182-4183: We Reached the South Side of Pinnacle Ridge… What’s Next? This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol…
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NASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide
A photo of a team of researchers from the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras while working to discover a more efficient water recycling system for use on space missions. The…
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That’s Refreshing
NASA/Kim Shiflett An American flamingo takes a moment to drink water in the Indian River at Haulover Canal on Merritt Island on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. American Flamingos are more…