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NASA’s Solar Probe Did the Impossible, Here’s How

Thanks to the Parker Solar Probe we’re up close and personal with our host star. And just one step closer to understanding space weather and so much more about how the Sun impacts life right her...
14 April 2022 ·
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· 78 · Kelly

Could Mars’ Extinct Volcanoes Reawaken?

Between 3 and 4 billion years ago, Mars  bubbled and burst with volcanic activity.   The planet’s stationary crust and lower surface  gravity meant volcanoes could build them...
09 August 2021 ·
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· 55 · Alex

SpaceX and NASA Will Deliver Next-Generation Power to the ISS

SpaceX and NASA are teaming up again to launch their 22d Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS... but this time, they're bringing along tools to give it a makeover! Onboard the Dragon cargo...
06 June 2021 ·
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· 67 · Kelly

A Guide To Navigating the Stars Without a Smartphone

What happens when you’re lost and you don’t have your phone to give you directions? We all have that one road, building, or tree that helps us remember where we’re going. Without tho...
19 March 2021 ·
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· 88 · Jacob Enderson

NASA’s Most Powerful Rocket May Be One Step Closer to Launch

NASA decided to kick off the year in a major way, by performing the latest test on the core stage engines of the Space Launch System destined to put the first woman and next man on the moon. But thing...
24 February 2021 ·
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· 59 · Alex

NASA Is Getting New Spacesuits, Here’s What Makes Them So Special

NASA’s Artemis program plans to return humans to the moon by 2024, 55 years after astronauts first set boots on lunar regolith. In that time technology has come a long way, so those boots—...
12 February 2021 ·
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· 132 · Alex

There May Be 300 Million Earths in Our Galaxy Waiting to Be Found

Our home planet Earth is just one of the over 100 billion planets found in the entire Milky Way galaxy. Orbiting our Sun at literally the perfect distance to support life, it kinda makes you wonder: O...
27 January 2021 ·
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· 115 · Alex

SpaceX And NASA Prepare For the Historic Launch of Crew-1

We saw Demo-2 head to space with astronauts and return safely. But that was just a test. Now SpaceX is ready for the real deal: Crew-1. And like many of SpaceX’s endeavors, it’s making a l...
12 November 2020 ·
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· 48 · Alex

The Mystery of Saturn’s Giant Hexagonal Storm May Soon Be Solved

Since its discovery 40 years ago, Saturn’s mysterious hexagon has left scientists scratching their heads. But a recent computer simulation designed by researchers at Harvard may provide some clu...
16 October 2020 ·
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· 88 · Jacob Enderson

This NASA Spacecraft Could Unveil the Origins of Life

On the list of all-time big picture questions, “Where did we come from?’ has got to be near the top. It’s stumped philosophers and scientists since the beginning of philosophy and sc...
14 October 2020 ·
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· 44 · Jacob Enderson

This New Nuclear Battery Could Power Deep Space Missions for Decades

When it comes to making energy, nuclear fusion is the ultimate goal. It holds the promise of clean limitless energy that’s available on demand. But of course, it isn’t easy, and despite se...
09 October 2020 ·
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· 120 · Jacob Enderson

In Space, Every Poop Is a Floater: Why the New ISS Toilet Costs $23 Million

We have a habit of deifying astronauts, but the truth is they’re humans just like us. They put on their space suits one leg at a time, they have to eat, sleep, and just like us, poop. The only differe...
09 September 2020 ·
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· 90 · Den W.

This Upcoming NASA Mission Could Discover How Our Solar System Began

As of this month, NASA officially approved the construction  of their asteroid hunting spacecraft, Lucy. Little Lucy will visit two large asteroid clusters near Jupiter known as the Trojan aster...
02 September 2020 ·
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· 88 · Kelly

What Evidence Do We Have for Life on Mars?

Perseverance, the Mars 2020 rover, which is expected to land on the red planet in February of 2021. And one of its main jobs? Finding signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. But wait, haven't we alr...
18 August 2020 ·
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· 78 · Alex

Forget GPS, Future Missions May Use Neutron Stars to Navigate Deep Space

Lighthouses have helped safely guide mariners for centuries. As space explorers consider traveling to destinations like the moon and beyond, future interstellar travelers may one day receive similar g...
12 August 2020 ·
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· 123 · Alex

SpaceX Crew Dragon Is the Most Anticipated Launch of the Year

This is the moment that we’ve all been waiting for. SpaceX’s Demo-2 is just about to launch. We're on the verge of a truly historic event in human spaceflight. For the very first time Spac...
27 May 2020 ·
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· 55 · Alex

Is the Universe's True Shape Finally Revealed?

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, humanity has always been intrigued by the question of the universe's true shape. For centuries, astronomers, physicists, and cosmologists have sought to unravel this...
17 November 2023 ·
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· 2 · Global Education