New images from NASA's InSight mission to Mars have confirmed that the lander succeeded in setting the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package instrument onto the surface, from where a self-hammering spike will burrow downwards.
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Scientists are pouring over data collected by NASA's Dawn mission to learn about the dwarf planet Ceres and the bright white spots observed at the bottom of impact craters. They believe that these spots are evidence of ice volcanoes.
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OIG announces an audit that will examine NASA's plans for transporting astronauts to the International Space Station.— NASA OIG (@NASAOIG) February 14, 2019
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NASA’s asteroid trackers have just revealed that Asteroid 2014 MV67 is currently heading towards Earth, and will be making its closest approach on April 3, 2019.
According to the Express, as an example of just how enormous this asteroid is,...
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With the stated goal to get humanity back to the lunar surface by 2028, NASA has asked the aerospace community to brainstorm ideas for landers and habitats for astronauts living and working on the moon.
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A NASA report released earlier this month announced 2018 as fourth warmest year on record, part of a long-term global warming trend. But the impacts of this warming are already being felt — from […]
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SpaceX is developing a giant, fully reusable launch system called Starship to ferry people to and from Mars.
Elon Musk, the aerospace company's founder, said he recently made "radical" changes to the spacecraft's design.
One change gives Starship a...
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NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter has been collecting atmospheric readings but now is taking on a new job as a data relay satellite for the Mars 2020 mission that launches next year.
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The shrill voices of climate change hucksters get louder every day. Supposedly the world will end in 12 years. It won't.
Someone asked me on Twitter today "who are you to debate climate scientists."
Well,...
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In November, NASA tapped nine private spaceflight companies who will be allowed to bid on upcoming projects. Yesterday, they elaborated on what those projects would be during an industry forum. Starting as early as this year, NASA hopes to send...
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NASA’s Opportunity rover has reached the end of its life. Initially designed to last 90 days, and to travel only 1000 meters (1100 yards), the rover spent almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars. During that time, it travelled more than...
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Technologist Mahmooda Sultana created the design for a nanomaterial-based detector platform. Because of her work, combined with a next-gen 3D printing program, a new generation in computing may be about to emerge. It all centers on the 2-inch by...
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"It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all." -- Sir Ernest Shackleton born #OTD in 1874 pic.twitter.com/a6yhcFSW8y— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 15, 2019
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Centuries of astronomical observation and technological advances have revealed a lot about the Universe we all call home, but it's also raised plenty of new questions. Researchers have crunched a lot of numbers to try to make sense of the Big Bang...
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Tropical cyclones can become post-tropical before they dissipate, meaning they can become sub-tropical, extra-tropical or a remnant low pressure area. As Tropical Cyclone Gelena transitioned into a subtropical storm, NASA's Aqua satellite provided...
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With the mass of three million billion suns, "The Fat One" truly earns its name as the largest-known galaxy cluster in the universe... not to mention the hottest and brightest!
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China’s latest robotic expedition to the lunar surface is being watched by an American spacecraft orbiting the moon.
NASA has just released the image, from Feb. 1. It was created while its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was 82 kilometers (50...
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After enduring the longest government shutdown in history, NASA stands to receive a big boost in funding for fiscal year 2019, thanks to a new budget bill signed by President Trump today. The legislation, which funds the federal government through...
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It has been a crazy 2018-2019 winter season so far — with the polar vortex and severe weather bringing record-breaking cold and ghost apples, and a winter storm causing rare snowfall in Hawaii. NASA images are providing […]
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NASA is accelerating plans to return Americans to the Moon, and this time, the US space agency says it will be there to stay. Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s administrator, told reporters Thursday that the agency plans to speed up plans backed by...
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