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NASA (Page 10)

The latest on the US space agency's crafts, missions, and discoveries—from low-Earth orbit to deep space.

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The 21-story DSS-14 dish in the Mojave Desert.
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What we learn from noisy signals from deep space

By Ryan Bradley

an infrared composite photo of titan
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The first global map of Titan reveals Earth-like features with a peculiar twist

By Charlie Wood

artists impression of a cigar shaped interstellar objecct
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‘Oumuamua isn’t aliens, but it may not be an asteroid either

By Charlie Wood

An illustration of the voyager spacecraft leaving the heliosphere
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Voyager 2′s journey beyond the solar system reveals new cosmic secrets

By Charlie Wood

This fluffy ball contains the story of the universe
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This fluffy ball contains the story of the universe

By Jess Romeo

NASA’s all-female spacewalk hints at a stronger, more gender-equal space program
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NASA’s all-female spacewalk hints at a stronger, more gender-equal space program

By Charlie Wood

Watch the first all-female spacewalk live
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Watch the first all-female spacewalk live

By Grace Wade

What astronaut diaries tell us about the perils of a mission to Mars
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What astronaut diaries tell us about the perils of a mission to Mars

By Sarah Scoles

Inside NASA’s plan to use Martian dirt to build houses on Mars
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Inside NASA’s plan to use Martian dirt to build houses on Mars

By Megan Gannon

Why we’re still obsessed with the watches astronauts wore to the moon
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Why we’re still obsessed with the watches astronauts wore to the moon

By Rob Verger

NASA’s plan to save its stuck Mars drill involves a robot with a shovel
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NASA’s plan to save its stuck Mars drill involves a robot with a shovel

By Charlie Wood

There are no shortcuts when you build a drone destined for Mars
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There are no shortcuts when you build a drone destined for Mars

By John Kennedy

Humans will definitely bring microbes to Mars—so we might as well bring our favorites
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Humans will definitely bring microbes to Mars—so we might as well bring our favorites

By Charlie Wood

Our best defense against space weather has been offline for weeks
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Our best defense against space weather has been offline for weeks

By Neel V. Patel

Fifty years ago Hasselblad sent the first cameras to the moon
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Fifty years ago Hasselblad sent the first cameras to the moon

By Jeanette D. Moses

NASA’s new mission to Titan is looking for life in all the right places
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NASA’s new mission to Titan is looking for life in all the right places

By Rachel Feltman

NASA caught a sudden whiff of methane on Mars, but don’t hold your breath for space cows
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NASA caught a sudden whiff of methane on Mars, but don’t hold your breath for space cows

By Neel V. Patel

NASA’s new plane will fly at supersonic speeds—without a windshield
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NASA’s new plane will fly at supersonic speeds—without a windshield

By Rob Verger

How the ISS recycles its air and water
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How the ISS recycles its air and water

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Watering space plants is hard, but NASA has a plan
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Watering space plants is hard, but NASA has a plan

By Ellen Airhart

A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright
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A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright

By Neel V. Patel

Earthrise
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The White House is giving NASA another $1.6 billion to go to the moon. It won’t be enough.

By Neel V. Patel

Fraudulent aluminum cost NASA two missions and $700 million
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Fraudulent aluminum cost NASA two missions and $700 million

By Neel V. Patel

This geologist is Earth’s planetary protection officer
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This geologist is Earth’s planetary protection officer

By Bryan Gardiner

What NASA’s twin study actually taught us about living in space
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What NASA’s twin study actually taught us about living in space

By Claire Maldarelli

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch has a lot riding on it—here’s how to watch
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch has a lot riding on it—here’s how to watch

By Neel V. Patel

Here’s why NASA really canceled its first all-women spacewalk
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Here’s why NASA really canceled its first all-women spacewalk

By Neel V. Patel

A meteor exploded over the Bering Sea with the energy of 10 atomic bombs
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A meteor exploded over the Bering Sea with the energy of 10 atomic bombs

By Neel V. Patel

space technology on the moon
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Moon dust kept sealed for 50 years will finally reveal its secrets

By Neel V. Patel

Panorama Mars
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The sad reason part of the Mars Rover’s last image is black and white

By Stan Horaczek

sound barrier
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Megapixels: What a sonic boom looks like

By Rob Verger

Why a Japanese spacecraft is firing a bullet into an asteroid
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Why a Japanese spacecraft is firing a bullet into an asteroid

By Neel V. Patel

Space changes your brain in bigger ways than we thought
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Space changes your brain in bigger ways than we thought

By Neel V. Patel

opportunity on Mars
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NASA’s latest effort to revive Opportunity will likely be the last

By Neel V. Patel

the far side of the moon
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Chang’e 4: why the moon’s far side looks red in new images

By David Rothery/The Conversation

a drawing of a spacecraft orbiting a small asteroid
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A NASA spacecraft is orbiting a tiny asteroid, and that’s a big deal

By Neel V. Patel

MU69 is the most distant object we’ve ever visited—and it looks like a space snowman
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MU69 is the most distant object we’ve ever visited—and it looks like a space snowman

By Neel V. Patel

a pixelated raw image on the left, and a sharpened image of a fuzzy oval on the right
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It’s official: NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has made history

By Rachel Feltman

a two-lobed rock floating in space
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Watch live as NASA spends New Year’s Eve exploring the mysterious outer regions of our solar system

By Rachel Feltman

Atlas V rocket launch
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This is why rocket launches always get delayed

By Neel V. Patel

The Parker Solar Probe is the single greatest innovation of 2018
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The Parker Solar Probe is the single greatest innovation of 2018

By Shannon Stirone

the planet mars
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NASA’s new Mars lander is in for ‘seven minutes of terror’ on Monday

By Shannon Stirone

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just smashed two all-time records on its way to the sun
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just smashed two all-time records on its way to the sun

By Charlie Wood

ryan gosling sitting in orange NASA uniform
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‘First Man’ is astonishingly accurate—here’s how NASA helped

By Stefanie Waldek

Russia’s rocket failure could leave the ISS without a crew
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Russia’s rocket failure could leave the ISS without a crew

By Mary Beth Griggs

two astronauts posing together
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Two astronauts just survived a ‘ballistic descent’ in a Russian rocket. Here’s everything we know.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Starry Night
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Oodles of virtual planets could help Google and NASA find actual aliens

By Mary Beth Griggs

blue flame emerging from machinery
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After 11 years, NASA’s asteroid-hopping spacecraft is running out of fuel

By Shannon Stirone

Could you qualify to be an astronaut?
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Could you qualify to be an astronaut?

By Sara Chodosh

This beautiful map of Earth’s atmosphere shows a world on fire
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This beautiful map of Earth’s atmosphere shows a world on fire

By Mary Beth Griggs

vents of white bubbles rising up from ocean floor
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NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii

By Shannon Stirone

NASA’s sun-kissing spacecraft will go 250 times faster than a bullet when it hits its stride
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NASA’s sun-kissing spacecraft will go 250 times faster than a bullet when it hits its stride

By Mary Beth Griggs

Turning water into oxygen in zero gravity could mean easier trips to Mars
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Turning water into oxygen in zero gravity could mean easier trips to Mars

By Charles W. Dunnill/The Conversation

Meteorologists just found the coldest natural temperatures on the planet
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Meteorologists just found the coldest natural temperatures on the planet

By Lexi Krupp

Blame loose screws and ‘excessive optimism’ for the latest delay of NASA’s new space telescope
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Blame loose screws and ‘excessive optimism’ for the latest delay of NASA’s new space telescope

By Mary Beth Griggs

A Japanese spacecraft is zooming towards an asteroid shaped like a gemstone
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A Japanese spacecraft is zooming towards an asteroid shaped like a gemstone

By Mary Beth Griggs

The White House is calling for Space Traffic Control
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The White House is calling for Space Traffic Control

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA is learning the best way to grow food in space
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NASA is learning the best way to grow food in space

By Sarah Scoles

NASA is sending a spacecraft to investigate the ‘bubble’ that protects our solar system
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NASA is sending a spacecraft to investigate the ‘bubble’ that protects our solar system

By Mary Beth Griggs

Exclusive: Watch a new video of lightning strikes seen from space
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Exclusive: Watch a new video of lightning strikes seen from space

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA is about to create the coldest spot in the known universe
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NASA is about to create the coldest spot in the known universe

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA just added a tiny autonomous helicopter to its next Mars mission
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NASA just added a tiny autonomous helicopter to its next Mars mission

By Stefanie Waldek

asteroid collision
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Scientists literally brought out the big gun to study the origins of water

By Mary Beth Griggs

spatial visualization
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Can you pass the test NASA gave potential astronauts in 1958?

By Eleanor Cummins