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Budget Cuts And Outsourced Training Could Put NASA’s Astronauts At Risk

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Budget Cuts And Outsourced Training Could Put NASA’s Astronauts At Risk Budget Cuts And Outsourced Training Could Put NASA’s Astronauts At Risk

NASA is Building a ‘Solar Shield’ to Protect Power Grids from Space Weather

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NASA is Building a ‘Solar Shield’ to Protect Power Grids from Space Weather NASA is Building a ‘Solar Shield’ to Protect Power Grids from Space Weather

Astronomers Use Hubble Data to Predict the Movement of Stars For the Next 10,000 Years

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Astronomers Use Hubble Data to Predict the Movement of Stars For the Next 10,000 Years Astronomers Use Hubble Data to Predict the Movement of Stars For the Next 10,000 Years

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Most Fantastic Space Colonies

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Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Most Fantastic Space Colonies Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Most Fantastic Space Colonies

New Space Telescope Relies on Never-Before-Manufactured Material; No Problem, Says NASA

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New Space Telescope Relies on Never-Before-Manufactured Material; No Problem, Says NASA New Space Telescope Relies on Never-Before-Manufactured Material; No Problem, Says NASA

By Rebecca Boyle

NASA’s Next-Gen Spacelaunch System Could Launch Scramjets from a Massive Railgun

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NASA’s Next-Gen Spacelaunch System Could Launch Scramjets from a Massive Railgun NASA’s Next-Gen Spacelaunch System Could Launch Scramjets from a Massive Railgun

Best Jobs In Science: NASA Concept Illustrators Turn Raw Data Into Art

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Best Jobs In Science: NASA Concept Illustrators Turn Raw Data Into Art Best Jobs In Science: NASA Concept Illustrators Turn Raw Data Into Art

NASA Launches Unprecedented Drone Mission to Study the Mysteries of Hurricane Formation

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NASA Launches Unprecedented Drone Mission to Study the Mysteries of Hurricane Formation NASA Launches Unprecedented Drone Mission to Study the Mysteries of Hurricane Formation

By Rebecca Boyle

Loaner NASA Rover Helps Solve Cold Murder Case in California

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Loaner NASA Rover Helps Solve Cold Murder Case in California Loaner NASA Rover Helps Solve Cold Murder Case in California

Scientists Strengthen Their Case That A Martian Meteorite Contains Signs Of Life

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Scientists Strengthen Their Case That A Martian Meteorite Contains Signs Of Life Scientists Strengthen Their Case That A Martian Meteorite Contains Signs Of Life

NASA Tests New GPS-Based Tsunami Prediction System

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NASA Tests New GPS-Based Tsunami Prediction System NASA Tests New GPS-Based Tsunami Prediction System

By Laurie J. Schmidt

‘Double-Bubble’ Airliners Designed by MIT for NASA Could Trim Fuel Consumption by 70 Percent

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‘Double-Bubble’ Airliners Designed by MIT for NASA Could Trim Fuel Consumption by 70 Percent ‘Double-Bubble’ Airliners Designed by MIT for NASA Could Trim Fuel Consumption by 70 Percent

Complex Orbital Planning Will Keep Cassini Flying Seven Extra Years on Tiny Remaining Fuel Supply

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Complex Orbital Planning Will Keep Cassini Flying Seven Extra Years on Tiny Remaining Fuel Supply Complex Orbital Planning Will Keep Cassini Flying Seven Extra Years on Tiny Remaining Fuel Supply

Why Can’t Planes Fly Through Volcanic Ash? NASA Found Out the Hard Way

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Why Can’t Planes Fly Through Volcanic Ash? NASA Found Out the Hard Way Why Can’t Planes Fly Through Volcanic Ash? NASA Found Out the Hard Way

To Crack the Mystery of the Hexagon on Saturn, Researchers Model it in Water

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To Crack the Mystery of the Hexagon on Saturn, Researchers Model it in Water To Crack the Mystery of the Hexagon on Saturn, Researchers Model it in Water

A Naked Engine For Cleaner Flights

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A Naked Engine For Cleaner Flights A Naked Engine For Cleaner Flights

Say Hello to Robonaut2, NASA’s Android Space Explorer of the Future

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Say Hello to Robonaut2, NASA’s Android Space Explorer of the Future Say Hello to Robonaut2, NASA’s Android Space Explorer of the Future

NASA’s Puffin Is a Stealthy, Personal Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

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NASA’s Puffin Is a Stealthy, Personal Tilt-Rotor Aircraft NASA’s Puffin Is a Stealthy, Personal Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

NASA Awards Contract for a Methane-Powered Balloon to Explore Saturn’s Moon

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NASA Awards Contract for a Methane-Powered Balloon to Explore Saturn’s Moon NASA Awards Contract for a Methane-Powered Balloon to Explore Saturn’s Moon

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Greetings From Future Camp Greetings From Future Camp

Inside Sofia, NASA’s Airplane-Mounted Telescope

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Inside Sofia, NASA’s Airplane-Mounted Telescope Inside Sofia, NASA’s Airplane-Mounted Telescope

By Rebecca Boyle

Moon Formation In The Late Hadean Period

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NASA Scientists Classify the Time Before Earth Existed: the Chaotian Era NASA Scientists Classify the Time Before Earth Existed: the Chaotian Era

Cassini Sends First Full Images of Saturn’s Mysterious Giant Hexagon

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Cassini Sends First Full Images of Saturn’s Mysterious Giant Hexagon Cassini Sends First Full Images of Saturn’s Mysterious Giant Hexagon

NASA Crowdsources Hi-Res Mars Mapping as an Online Game for Kids

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NASA Crowdsources Hi-Res Mars Mapping as an Online Game for Kids NASA Crowdsources Hi-Res Mars Mapping as an Online Game for Kids

Mutant Bacteria Are Likely to Threaten Future Space Travelers

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Mutant Bacteria Are Likely to Threaten Future Space Travelers Mutant Bacteria Are Likely to Threaten Future Space Travelers

By Rebecca Boyle

NASA’s Space Elevator Games Challenge Research Teams to Beam Up the Energy

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NASA’s Space Elevator Games Challenge Research Teams to Beam Up the Energy NASA’s Space Elevator Games Challenge Research Teams to Beam Up the Energy

Inside Astronaut Boot Camp

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Inside Astronaut Boot Camp Inside Astronaut Boot Camp

Meet the Asteroid Hunters

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Meet the Asteroid Hunters Meet the Asteroid Hunters

By Gregory Mone

Plutonium Shortage Threatens Future Deep Space Missions

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Plutonium Shortage Threatens Future Deep Space Missions Plutonium Shortage Threatens Future Deep Space Missions

The State of the Art of Electronic Noses

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The State of the Art of Electronic Noses The State of the Art of Electronic Noses

By Rebecca Boyle

NASA Levitates a Mouse With Magnetic Fields

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NASA Levitates a Mouse With Magnetic Fields NASA Levitates a Mouse With Magnetic Fields

By Susannah F. Locke

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

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Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

By Craig Nelson

NASA Gets Heat For Ditching Metric System on New Shuttle Replacement

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NASA Gets Heat For Ditching Metric System on New Shuttle Replacement NASA Gets Heat For Ditching Metric System on New Shuttle Replacement

By John Mahoney

What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space?

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What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space? What’s It Like to Film IMAX 3D In Outer Space?

What Comes After Hubble?

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What Comes After Hubble? What Comes After Hubble?

By Rebecca Boyle

Flying Up to Meet Asteroids

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Flying Up to Meet Asteroids Flying Up to Meet Asteroids

By Rebecca Boyle

NASA’s Escape Pod

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NASA’s Escape Pod NASA’s Escape Pod

Write Your Name on the Moon

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Write Your Name on the Moon Write Your Name on the Moon

By Rebecca Boyle

Building Spacesuits

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Building Spacesuits Building Spacesuits

By Laurie J. Schmidt

Nuclear Moon Bases

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Nuclear Moon Bases Nuclear Moon Bases

Could the Hubble Space Telescope Photograph Lunar Footprints?

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Could the Hubble Space Telescope Photograph Lunar Footprints? Could the Hubble Space Telescope Photograph Lunar Footprints?

The Search For Extraterrestrial Life: A Brief History

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The Search For Extraterrestrial Life: A Brief History The Search For Extraterrestrial Life: A Brief History

By Matt Ransford

Junkyard on the Moon

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Junkyard on the Moon Junkyard on the Moon

By Dawn Stover and John Mahoney

Mining the Moon

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Mining the Moon Mining the Moon

By Gregory Mone

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The Warp Drive The Warp Drive

By Gregory Mone

Intergalactic Communications

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Intergalactic Communications Intergalactic Communications

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Beyond NASA: Dawn of the Next Space Age

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Beyond NASA: Dawn of the Next Space Age Beyond NASA: Dawn of the Next Space Age

By Bruce Grierson

More NASA Letters

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More NASA Letters More NASA Letters

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Draw of a anime

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My Mother, the Scientist My Mother, the Scientist

By Charles Hirshberg