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Comet-catching NASA technology enables exotic works of art
Consisting of 99% air, aerogel is the world's lightest solid. This unique material has found purpose in several forms—from ...
NASA's ready-to-use dataset details land motion across North America
NASA is collaborating with the Alaska Satellite Facility in Fairbanks to create a powerful, web-based tool that will show the ...
A long-shot plan to mine the Moon comes a little closer to reality
Look, no one said building a large harvester to roam around the Moon and sift through hundreds of tons of regolith to ...
NASA Pulls the Plug on Europa Lander, but Scientists Propose a Plan B
Europa has long been a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial biology because scientists suspect it harbors a ...
NASA Tracking Three Asteroids Approaching Earth
NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which ...
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Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5
A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million ...
Europe will have to be more Tenacious to land its first rover on the moon
Tenacious is first European-made rover to land on the Moon, marking a milestone for Europe in the commercial race to use ...
NASA pioneer Stanley Sander dies at age of 80
One of NASA's top ozone depletion and air pollution scientists, credited with enhancing local air pollution measurement tools ...
An Asteroid That Was Once A Threat to Earth Could Hit the Moon In 2032, Says NASA
NASA said that Asteroid 2024 YR4, which last year created a buzz over the possibility that it might be a threat to Earth, ...
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NASA Mission Captures Unprecedented View of Massive Martian Volcano
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey might have concluded its primary mission more than two decades ago, but it's still racking up ...
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NASA Observations Suggest Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Has 1-In-23 Chance To Hit The Moon In 2032
"Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now too far away to be observed with space-based or ground-based telescopes," NASA added in a statement ...
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab ending remote work policy for nearly 5,500 employees. 'Employees who do not return by their required date will be considered to have resigned.'
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has told more than 5,500 hybrid and telework employees that they must return to a full on-site work schedule. The move effectively ends remote work at JPL ...