Space News
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NASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences
NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding affirming the agencies’ intent to continue their longstanding partnership in mutually beneficial research activities advancing space,…
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NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020
“NASA has impressed the nation with our resilience and persistence during the pandemic,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. First published at NASA.gov
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On the Hunt for a Missing Giant Black Hole
Astronomers are searching for signs of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy cluster Abell 2261. Scientists think this galaxy underwent a merger with another galaxy, which could have caused…
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NASA Exploration Mission Integral to 2020 National Space Policy
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued the National Space Policy. First published at NASA.gov
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NASA Highlights New Findings, Upcoming Missions at Virtual AGU Meeting
NASA and researchers from around the world will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union…
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A Cosmic Amethyst in a Dying Star
On Earth, amethysts can form when gas bubbles in lava cool under the right conditions. In space, a dying star with a mass similar to the Sun is capable of…
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Assessing The Habitability Of Planets Around Old Red Dwarfs
A study using Chandra and Hubble has given new insight to how habitable planets that orbit the most common type of stars in the Galaxy might be. First published at…
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NASA Invites Media to Briefing on OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Stowage
NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Thursday, Oct. 29, to provide an update on the status of the agency’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security,…
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About Half of Sun-Like Stars Could Host Rocky, Potentially Habitable Planets
According to new research using data from NASA’s retired planet-hunting mission, the Kepler space telescope, about half the stars similar in temperature to our Sun could have a rocky planet…
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NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. First published at NASA.gov