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‘Roving With Perseverance’: NASA Mars Rover and Helicopter Models on Tour
Catch Mars mania as a traveling exhibit visits more than a dozen towns across the U.S. with lifelike models of NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter.
While NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter are hard at work exploring Mars hundreds of…
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NASA to Host Briefing to Reveal New Findings From Jupiter’s Atmosphere
The mission’s science team will reveal new findings that provide a more comprehensive understanding of the gas giant’s roiling atmosphere.
NASA will…
A ‘Monster’ Star-Forming Region Spied by NASA’s Spitzer
October 26, 2021
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A ‘Monster’ Star-Forming Region Spied by NASA’s Spitzer
Just like clouds on Earth, clouds of gas and dust in space can sometimes resemble familiar objects, or even popular movie creatures.
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NASA now aims to launch massive next-generation rocket on debut flight in early 2022
October 22, 2021
NASA is aiming to fly its massive, next-generation rocket, the Space Launch System, for the first time in February of 2022, a critical test flight on NASA’s journey to send people back to the Moon. However, plenty of tests still need to go well before the much-delayed vehicle can finally take flight.
Confirmation of the new target date, which was rumored in August, comes a day after engineers…
NEID Spectrometer Lights Up Path to Exoplanet Exploration
October 21, 2021
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NEID Spectrometer Lights Up Path to Exoplanet Exploration
A new NASA instrument will look for planets by detecting subtle wobbles from their parent stars. To prepare, it will study the Sun.
As NASA expands its quest to discover…
Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
October 19, 2021
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Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet.
Thanks to two…
NASA’s Lucy space probe launched successfully from Cape Canaveral in Florida early Saturday, the beginning of a 12-year mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
The uncrewed spacecraft lifted off at 5:34AM ET aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Lucy sent its first signal to Earth from its own antenna to NASA’s Deep Space Network at 6:40AM ET. Scientists believe the Trojan…
International Space Station tilted after thrusters on a Russian craft fired unexpectedly
October 16, 2021
The International Space Station was unexpectedly tilted on Friday after a test firing of thrusters on Russia’s Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft continued longer than expected. First reported by the New York Times, the personnel aboard the ISS were never in danger according to a…
My Favorite Martian Image: the Ridges of ‘South Séítah’
October 16, 2021
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My Favorite Martian Image: the Ridges of ‘South Séítah’
NASA’s Perseverance rover captures a geologic feature with details that offer clues to the area’s mysterious past.
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Online Film Premiere: ‘Triumph at Saturn’ (Part I)
October 16, 2021
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Online Film Premiere: ‘Triumph at Saturn’ (Part I)
Catch the premiere of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory documentary “Triumph at Saturn” on Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. PDT online at JPL’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
The latest in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory series of historical documentaries, “Triumph at Saturn” chronicles the story of…
