Space News
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Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity
In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves. Bone cells readjust their behaviors—the cells that build new bone slow down, while…
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Hubble Views a Double Cluster of Glowing Galaxies
2 min read Hubble Views a Double Cluster of Glowing Galaxies This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 3192 holds two independent galaxy clusters. ESA/Hubble & NASA, G. Smith,…
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December’s Night Sky Notes: A Flame in the Sky – the Orion Nebula
3 min read December’s Night Sky Notes: A Flame in the Sky – the Orion Nebula Orion constellation Stellarium Web by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific…
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NASA’s Educational CubeSats: Small Satellites, Big Impact
The CubeSats from NASA’s ELaNa 38 mission were deployed from the International Space Station on Jan. 26, 2022. Seen here is the deployment of The Aerospace Corporation’s Daily Atmospheric and…
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NASA Delivers Inclusion Message to Annual Bayou Classic Participants
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Stennis Test Operations Chief Maury Vander speaks with a young visitor to the NASA booth during the 2023…
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NASA Conducts Annual Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review
Architecture Concept Review attendees listen to welcome remarks from NASA leadership on Nov. 14, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Attendees included representatives from all of NASA’s centers,…
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Google’s ‘A Passage of Water’ Brings NASA’s Water Data to Life
4 min read Google’s ‘A Passage of Water’ Brings NASA’s Water Data to Life As part of the long-standing partnership between NASA and Google, NASA worked with Google Arts &…
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NASA’s 6-Pack of Mini-Satellites Ready for Their Moment in the Sun
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The six satellites that make up NASA’s SunRISE mission are each only about the size of a cereal box,…
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NASA Research Pilot David Zahn
“I want to help the Native community get better representation and show that we can help Native citizens get into aerospace engineering, mathematics, or [other STEM career fields]. And the…
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Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk A group of dead stars known as “spider pulsars” are obliterating companion…