To measure airflow and sound, research teams at the NASA Glenn Research Center use special instrumentation like particle image velocimetry, hot wire …
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James Olthoff, a delegate to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, talks to NPR’s Joel Rose about why it’s important to …
Explanation: Blasting into the predawn sky on Tuesday, October 13, a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are headed for low Earth …
Explanation: Yes, but have you ever experienced the Eagle Nebula with your ears? The famous nebula M16 is best known for the …
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the …
As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and …
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. …
Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s …
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Satellite data reveal how Antarctica’s ice cliffs behave over time | MIT News
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWith rising temperatures, the buttressing ice shelves at the edges the Antarctic ice sheet are melting and calving off at record rates, …
NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of …
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Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more …
Unlike a tornado or thunderstorm that can deliver destruction in minutes, El Niño exerts its influence over many months. This year, a …
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International …
Sunlight illuminates the exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 13, 2026. This visual …
Explanation: What a cosmic coincidence! In today’s image, Mars joins the Beehive cluster (M44 or Praesepe) below an auroral curtain and above …
NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the …
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NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has …
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7 extraordinary Indigenous sites in the US, from Chaco Canyon to Chimney Rock
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe prehistory of Indigenous Americans goes back tens of thousands of years before the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Bahamas, …
NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial …
This story is an update to the Antarctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series tracking long-term change on Earth’s …
Explanation: How many moons can you see? The best answer is five: four orbiting Jupiter and Luna orbiting Earth. This multi-moon picture …
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‘Swamp-like colors’ on the moon: New 130-page NASA science report reveals strange sights from Artemis II mission
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQuick facts What it is: A view of the moon from the Artemis II crew Where it is: Aristarchus Plateau, on the …
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an …
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Alex Gibney’s new film takes a critical look at Elon Musk’s rise : NPR
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures on stage at the Capital One Arena after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as …
As part of the agency’s Inspiration Tour flyover, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will pilot one of three F-5 fighter jets to kick …
Explanation: Tidally locked in synchronous rotation, the Moon always presents its familiar nearside to denizens of planet Earth. From lunar orbit, the …
NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space stations lead the way …
NASA’s Crew-12 members gather for a portrait in the pressure suits they wore while departing the International Space Station inside the SpaceX …
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‘Freakish’ discovery of 9 million-year-old capybara tooth supports idea that Atacama wasn’t always a desert
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAn illustration of ancient capybaras enjoying coastal wetlands, which may have looked somewhat like the Atacama Desert around 9 million years ago. …
