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NASA Mars Orbiter Learns New Moves After Nearly 20 Years in Space

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing a series of large spacecraft rolls that will help it hunt for water. After nearly 20 years of...

By Air and by Sea: Validating NASA’s PACE Ocean Color Instrument

In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds, and – for a few weeks...

NASA, Australia Team Up for Artemis II Lunar Laser Communications Test

As NASA prepares for its Artemis II mission, researchers at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are collaborating with The Australian National...

John Casani, Former Manager of Multiple NASA Missions, Dies

During his work on several historic missions, Casani rose through a series of technical and management positions, making an indelible mark on the...

NASA’s Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor

The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about...

NASA-Assisted Scientists Get Bird’s-Eye View of Population Status

NASA satellite data and citizen science observations combine for new findings on bird populations. Through the eBird citizen scientist program, millions of...

Waning Crescent Moon – NASA

NASA astronaut Bob Hines took this picture of the waning crescent moon on May 8, 2022, as the International Space Station flew into...

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Alabama Students

Students attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the...

What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18)

Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets.” These space rocks...

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