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The James Webb telescope, part 2
Chris Heffner, NASA Solar System Ambassador, takes a look how the the James Webb Telescope, launching in December, will be able to look...
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Nov 15, 20211 min read
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The James Webb Telescope, Part 1
Chris Heffner, NASA Solar System Ambassador, takes an initial look the James Webb Telescope launching in December. Our next generation...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
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In-Depth on the Artemis 1 Launch
Getting excited about the Artemis 1 launch? Get more details on the launch windows and constraints. Click here for the story.
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
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SLS readying for January launch to the Moon
The Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built, is being readied for the Artemis 1 launch to the Moon now scheduled for...
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Oct 17, 20211 min read
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NASA is testing a 3D printer that uses moon dust to print in space
As part of the Artemis plan to return to the moon, new technologies are being tested including the possibility of building on the moon...
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
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Mars Canyon vs. Grand Canyon
It's nearly 10 times as long as the Grand Canyon, and three times as deep. But how did it form on Mars?
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
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Learn About the Universe With the James Webb Space Telescope
Launching on December 18, 2021, check out this article for an in-depth look at the new telescope.
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
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Mystery behind Jupiter’s spectacular X-ray auroras revealed
Jupiter has the most powerful auroras in the solar system, and is the only one of the four giant planets with an aurora that has been...
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Jul 26, 20211 min read
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SpaceX Will Launch NASA's Europa Clipper Probe to Jupiter's Orbit
NASA said that the Europa Clipper spacecraft will launch in October 2024 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida....
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Jul 26, 20211 min read
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SLS reading to launch in November or December
Need a quick resource on SLS and Artemis 1, check out the poster below. For more details, go to the NASA Artemis 1 website.
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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Interested in NASA software for Ingenuity?
Created at NASA’s JPL, the open-source flight software called F Prime isn’t just powering humanity’s first interplanetary helicopter;...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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Ingenuity's 9th flight scouts for Perseverance
Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science plan going forward. Dunes,...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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NASA Solar Sail to Launch on Artemis I
NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout is tucked away safely inside the agency’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at NASA’s Kennedy...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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Fly-by Jupiter like a starship captain
On June 7, 2021, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s ice-encrusted moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in more than two...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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Dropping a ball on various planets
What would it be like to drop a 1-kg (2.2 lb) ball on the sun, planets and other objects in our solar system. Check it out here.
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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NASA’s next Jupiter mission
NASA’s next Jupiter mission will hunt for life’s ingredients under Europa’s frozen shell The Europa Clipper mission is set to launch in...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus
We are going back to Venus with DAVINCI+ and VERITAS. Check out the story here. And NASA is supply technology to the third mission from...
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Jun 17, 20211 min read
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NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon Deliveries
The payloads, including one from JPL, mark the agency’s first selections from its Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of...
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Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Space Launch System Rocket Being Assembled
The Space Launch System rocket core stage for the first Artemis mission was lifted and stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building at...
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Jun 17, 20211 min read
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NASA Selects SpaceX for Next Moon Lander
You may have been watching SpaceX as they land and reuse the Falcon 9 and Dragon space capsules. Now SpaceX has been chosen to design the...
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Apr 20, 20211 min read
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