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NASA’s Deep Space Network Welcomes a New Dish to the Family
A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network (DSN), which connects us to...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read
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The 7 Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Made of Similar Stuff
The red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 is home to the largest group of roughly Earth-size planets ever found in a single stellar system. Located...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read
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6 Things to Know About NASA’s Mars Helicopter on Its Way to Mars
In this illustration, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter stands on the Red Planet's surface as NASA's Perseverance rover (partially visible...
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Jan 22, 20211 min read
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NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Ends Its Journey on Mars
The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been granted an extension to carry on with its...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover to Capture Sounds From the Red Planet
Audio gathered by the mission may not sound quite the same on Mars as it would to our ears on Earth. A new interactive online experience...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
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NASA’s Juno Mission Expands Into the Future
The spacecraft, which has been gathering data on the Jupiter since July 2016, will become an explorer of the full Jovian system – Jupiter...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
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Explore NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory With the New Virtual Tour
From visiting mission control to seeing where space robots are built, the interactive tour lets online users explore the historic space...
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Jan 13, 20211 min read
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Reaches Its 3,000th Day on Mars
As the rover has continued to ascend Mount Sharp, it’s found distinctive benchlike rock formations. It’s been 3,000 Martian days, or...
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Jan 13, 20212 min read
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