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NASA’s 6-Pack of Mini-Satellites Ready for Their Moment in the Sun

Most NASA missions feature one spacecraft or, occasionally, a few. The agency’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) is using half a dozen....

NASA Research Pilot David Zahn

“I want to help the Native community get better representation and show that we can help Native citizens get into aerospace engineering, mathematics,...

Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars

A group of dead stars known as “spider pulsars” are obliterating companion stars within their reach. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory of the globular cluster Omega Centauri is...

Discovery Alert: Watch the Synchronized Dance of a 6-Planet System

Then the scientists noticed something extraordinary. The three planets’ orbits matched what would be expected if they were locked in a 3/2 resonance....

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue

The team is now running tests to characterize the issue and develop solutions. If necessary, the spacecraft can be re-configured to operate with...

NASA Tests In-Flight Capability of Artemis Moon Rocket Engine

NASA conducted the third RS-25 engine hot fire in a critical 12-test certification series Nov. 29, demonstrating a key capability necessary for flight...

The Marshall Star for November 29, 2023

Artemis II Crew Enjoys Visit with Marshall Team Members By Wayne Smith From talking about continuing the legacy of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in...

NASA Remembers Trailblazing Astronaut, Scientist Mary Cleave

Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, died Nov. 27. She was 76. A scientist with training in civil...

Announcing the New Heliophysics Division Director 

Joe brings with him more than 18 years of scientific, technical, management, and programmatic experience in heliophysics, astrophysics, and planetary science. He is...

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