Much of what lies on the seafloor remains a mystery. NASA is fixing that.
It may come as a shock that the depths of Earth’s oceans are more alien to scientists than the surface of the moon, 240,000 miles away in space. But it’s…
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After Lunar Disappointments, NASA Hits the Jackpot With Blue Ghost Moon Lander
NASA made a bet a few years ago that commercial companies could take scientific experiments to the moon on a lower budget than the agency could. Last year, that was…
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NASA dropped a new report. It’s a wake-up call.
Consequences, they say, collect in low places. A new NASA analysis, using data collected from different specialized satellites, reports that sea levels rose more than expected in 2024. But as…
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Ohio Pushes for NASA Headquarters Relocation
Ohio Pushes for NASA Headquarters Relocation. With NASA’s lease on its Washington, D.C. headquarters set to expire in 2028, Ohio lawmakers are pushing for the space agency to relocate its…
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Here’s how to watch the ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse this week
Celestial enthusiasts will be able to see a total lunar eclipse for the first time in three years this week. The “blood moon” will be visible in every state between…
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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Wednesday an instrument…
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Seven-planet parade lines up in the sky on Friday: How to see it from SoCal
A celestial phenomenon is forming in the Northern Hemisphere on Friday, as seven planets are expected to appear lined up in the night sky. Most are expected to be visible…
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NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.
NASA’s second thoughts about VIPER opened an opportunity for someone else to book that ride to the moon. Just because its cargo was canceled did not mean Astrobotic’s journey was…
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NASA scientists want to solve a mystery: Why did life “turn left?”
When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space rock in a laboratory, hoping it would answer some…
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2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm
Amid a week of horrifying wildfires in Los Angeles, government agencies in the U.S. and around the world confirmed Friday that 2024 was the planet’s hottest year since recordkeeping began…
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NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records
Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun’s atmosphere. The Parker Solar Probe, equipped with a robust heat shield, made the closest-ever…
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NASA leader doubts Elon Musk will push Trump to axe moon rocket
NASA will not launch astronauts around the moon next year as planned, pushing the Artemis II mission back another six months to April 2026, space officials said Thursday. The new…
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A NASA telescope reveals a giant black hole jet like never before
Particles blasting from a supermassive black hole jet appear to be traveling at nearly the speed of light — much faster than scientists had previously clocked them, according to new…
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The sun will be really stormy for the next year, NASA says
The colossal ball of hot gas at the center of our solar system will be lively for the next year, NASA said. The sun has reached its “solar maximum period,”…
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NASA just found places where microbial Martians might be able to thrive
Scientists have discovered small, potentially habitable areas on Mars where life could, in theory, transform sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen, according to a new NASA study. Though the…
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NASA’s Europa Clipper launches aboard SpaceX rocket
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday morning carrying a NASA probe designed to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and search for the building…
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NASA video shows spacecraft’s wild ride around ocean world
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is in for a wild ride. The launch of this mission to explore the ocean world Europa — a Jupiter moon that harbors an ocean perhaps…
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NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas
Scientists have never actually seen a moon orbiting a planet other than the ones in this solar system. An exomoon, a companion to an exoplanet, likely would be too tiny…
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NASA to search for signs of life on one of Jupiter’s moons
In 2015, Bill Nye was on Marine One with President Obama. The television personality and science advocate was officially there for an Earth Day event, but he took the opportunity…
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NASA spacecraft has roamed billions of miles — but hasn’t reached the ‘edge’
Zooming through the outer reaches of the solar system, A NASA spacecraft just clocked a distance 60 times farther from the sun than Earth. The extraordinary benchmark announced this week…
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