Space News
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6 Things to Know About NASA’s Asteroid-Exploring Psyche Mission
6 min read 6 Things to Know About NASA’s Asteroid-Exploring Psyche Mission This illustration depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft as it approaches the asteroid Psyche. Once it arrives in 2029, the…
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STEM Learning Resources to Prepare for Upcoming Eclipses
The Sun and Moon will work together to put on a celestial show in the skies above North America during two solar eclipses in the months to come. On Saturday,…
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Hubble Captures Starry Cetus Constellation Galaxy
2 min read Hubble Captures Starry Cetus Constellation Galaxy NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, ESA, R. Chandar (University of Toledo), and J. Lee (Space Telescope Science Institute); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Psyche Spacecraft Launch to Metal World
Technicians connected NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to the payload attach fitting inside the clean room at Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. This hardware allows…
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NASA Announces Teams for 2024 Student Launch Challenge
3 min read NASA Announces Teams for 2024 Student Launch Challenge NASA has announced the 70 teams representing 24 states and Puerto Rico selected to compete in the 2024 Student…
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NASA Ames Astrogram – September/October 2023
NASA Ames’ Contributions to OSIRIS-REx by Gianine Figliozzi Extraterrestrial rocks and dust – material scooped up from an asteroid – were delivered to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. A safe landing…
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Research Scientist Alfonso Davila
“I think the experience of putting yourself in an uncomfortable environment and coming at the other end with lessons learned is always positive. Trying to expand the windows of where…
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Shaigh Sisk: Keeping the Wheels Turning in Projects and Pottery
Shaigh Sisk, planner and scheduler for the Optical to Orion project in the Laser-Enhanced Mission Navigation and Operational Services (LEMNOS) office, enjoys traveling near water when she isn’t at work.…
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Frank Rubio Returns to Earth
NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Frank Rubio landed in Kazakhstan on Sept. 27, 2023, after spending 371 days in space aboard the International Space Station. Rubio’s mission is the longest single…
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NASA Studies Human Pilots to Advance Autonomous Air Taxis
NASA research pilot Scott “Jelly” Howe tested specialized retinal movement tracking glasses at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Bridgeport, Connecticut on June 27, 2023. The glasses will help researchers working to…