Space News
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NASA Honors Three Chroniclers for Helping Tell America’s Space Story
Through decades of hard work, three storytellers brought out of this world news down to Earth, providing a lens through which young and old could watch space exploration unfold. This…
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5 Things to Know About NASA’s Tiny Twin Polar Satellites
This artist’s concept depicts one of two PREFIRE CubeSats in orbit around Earth. The NASA mission will measure the amount of far-infrared radiation the planet’s polar regions shed to space…
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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during…
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The Next Full Moon is the Flower, Corn, or Corn Planting Moon
SSE-Skywatching Skywatching Home Eclipses What’s Up Daily Guide Night Sky Network Tips and Guides More FAQ 19 Min Read The Next Full Moon is the Flower, Corn, or Corn Planting…
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Good Night, Moon
An illuminated waning gibbous moon contrasts the deep black of space as the International Space Station soared 270 miles over the Southern Ocean. NASA The waning gibbous moon stands out…
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Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-like Star
2 min read Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-like Star This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a triple-star star system. NASA, ESA, G. Duchene (Universite de Grenoble I);…
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Space Physics and Space Weather Scientist Dr. Yihua (Eva) Zheng
“I grew up in China. In China, everybody talks about what they want to be [when they grow up]. Many want to grow up to be a scientist or engineer.…
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Binoculars: A Great First Telescope
3 min read Binoculars: A Great First Telescope A pair of good binoculars can show craters on the Moon around 6 miles (10 km) across and larger. How large is…
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Eleasa Kim: Pioneering CLDP Payload Operations and Cultural Integration
Eleasa Kim, stationed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, leads the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP) payload operations at Johnson Space Center, with 18 years of mission support…
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Mission Manager Update: VIPER Rover Approved to Move into Environmental Testing!
Engineers test the VIPER rover’s wheel movement and rotation in a clean room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA/Helen Arase Vargas While NASA’s VIPER team has been focused…