Space News
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NASA Engineers Push Limits of Physics to Focus Light
A pair of precision-orbiting small satellites will attempt to capture the first views ever of small-scale features near the surface of the Sun that scientists believe drive the heating and…
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Moon Meets Up with Jupiter, Saturn
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani The Moon, left, Saturn, upper right, and Jupiter, lower right, are seen after sunset from Washington, DC, on Dec. 17, 2020. The two planets drew closer to each…
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NASA Leaders to Highlight 25th Anniversary of Space Station with Crew
(Nov. 8, 2021) — The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking…
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Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds
7 Min Read Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds Conceptual image of a Cryobot mission lander. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech SNAPSHOT In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered…
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NASA Helps Create Space for All Through Mentorship
Students participate in the 21st annual Disability Mentoring Day on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The visiting students paired with mentors from Kennedy based…
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Expedition 68 Crew With Three NASA Astronauts to Discuss Mission
Dec. 4, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-001 Four astronauts, including the current record-holder for the longest single stay in space aboard the International Space Station, will make their first public appearance…
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NASA Audio Specialist Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Innovators
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Katie Konans, NASA’s audio and podcasting lead at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is one…
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Participates in Space Agencies Leaders’ Summit at COP 28
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the first-ever Space Agencies Leaders’ Summit at COP 28 in Dubai, UAE, on Dec. 4, 2023. At the summit, organized by the UAE Space…
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NASA Continues Progress on Artemis III Rocket Adapter with Key Joint Installation
NASA/Sam Lott Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently installed a key component called the frangible joint assembly onto the adapter that connects the…
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Pioneer 10 Crosses the Asteroid Belt
If spacecraft are to visit the outer solar system, they must cross the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The Pioneer mission was faced with the question of just how…