Space News
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International Space Station Welcomes Trio of Experiments Focused on Enhancing Life Beyond Earth
3 min read International Space Station Welcomes Trio of Experiments Focused on Enhancing Life Beyond Earth NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division is sending three physical sciences and space biology…
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Earth’s Atmospheric Glow
This high exposure photograph revealed Earth’s atmospheric glow against the backdrop of a starry sky in this image taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 21, 2024. At the…
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NASA Search and Rescue Technology Saves Explorers, Enables Exploration
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) In 2023, NASA-developed search and rescue technologies aided first responders in locating and saving 350 lives in the United…
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How the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Is Different than the 2017 Eclipse
5 min read How the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Is Different than the 2017 Eclipse On April 8, the Moon’s shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions will…
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Poised for Science: NASA’s Europa Clipper Instruments Are All Aboard
NASA’s Europa Clipper, with all of its instruments installed, is visible in the clean room of High Bay 1 at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Jan. 19. The tent…
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BioNutrients: A Five-Year Experiment in Space Nears Completion
Research scientists Sandra Vu, left, Natalie Ball, center, and Hiromi Kagawa, right, process BioNutrients production packs. NASA/Brandon Torres NASA’s bio-manufacturing experiment called BioNutrients is testing a way to use microorganisms to produce…
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The Cast of Broadway’s ‘The Wiz’ “Ease on Down the Road” to Visit NASA Ames
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Members of the cast and crew of “The Wiz” pose inside the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex 40 by 80…
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NASA Awards Contract to Support Agency Enterprise Service Center
NASA has selected Inspiritec Inc. of Philadelphia, to provide contractor support for the Shared Services Center at the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. This indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract…
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NASA Space Tech Spinoffs Benefit Earth Medicine, Moon to Mars Tools
Squishy Robotics’ Tensegrity Sensor Robots help first responders determine their approach to a disaster scene. Firefighters used the robots during a subway attack exercise at the 2021 Unmanned Tactical Application…
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A New Home for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prototype
NASA/Joel Kowsky The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s aerial prototype is seen at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steve F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va, Dec. 15, 2023. The prototype,…