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What NASA learned after bombing a moving comet

When NASA set out to slam a spacecraft into a comet, the goal was not spectacle but data: a controlled impact that could peel back the outer layers of a primordial body and reveal what the early solar ...

What to know about Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut leading NASA

Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination in May, citing the billionaire's donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday.
Wired

The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination

Not long before he decided to leave NASA, Steve Rader, an engineer who spent 36 years at the Johnson Space Center, held a retreat for leaders in his department at his home in downtown Houston. It had ...
Florida Today

NASA calls for nuclear power plant on the moon in next decade. Here's what we know.

NASA plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by the 2030s to support long-term human exploration. The project aims to address power needs during lunar nights and provide high-power energy for ...
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What NASA’s New Horizons Photographed on Pluto

When NASA’s New Horizons probe finally flew past Pluto, the images it sent back completely changed how we see this tiny world at the edge of our Solar System. In this video, we break down what NASA ...
USA Today

Is NASA closing Goddard Space Flight Center? Here's what to know

Workers and lawmakers have raised concerns that the closures could delay multi-billion-dollar missions. NASA has stated the actions are part of a long-term master plan to upgrade the campus and will ...

What to expect as Jared Isaacman becomes new NASA administrator

After a year wait, Isaacman was approved by the U.S. Senate to serve as NASA administrator. Here's what we can expect to see under his leadership.
IFLScience

The Gannon Storm: What NASA Learned From The Biggest Geomagnetic Storm In Over 2 Decades

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
RealClearPolitics

NASA: Looks Like Mars Rover Found Evidence Of Ancient Microbial Life

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and Nicky Fox, head of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, discuss the paper published this morning in "Nature" presenting the best evidence yet of ancient ...
Time

NASA Discovery Is the ‘Closest We Have Ever Come to Discovering Life on Mars’

When the Perseverance rover landed in Mars’s Jezero crater—a formation that long ago was Jezero lake—in February, 2021 it turned west. West is where the riverbeds, the deltas, the sites of ancient ...
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What NASA's Galileo Spacecraft Saw As It Plunged Into Jupiter

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...