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Tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms hold clues to space survival and biotech
A new study by scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and several institutes across India and Saudi Arabia has ...
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Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
Laurie Leshin announced today (May 7) that she'll step down from her role as director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
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Survey of More Than 1,300 Stars Uncovers Unexplained Pulses of Light
More than sixty years ago, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) officially began with Project Ozma at ...
NASA's Dragonfly passes key test. A look at its upcoming mission to Saturn's moon
NASA's eight-rotor Dragonfly drone just finished a crucial test, which confirmed the spacecraft's design and will allow the ...
NASA tracks stadium-size asteroid passing near Earth: Here's how to watch it live
The asteroid, with a diameter of about 950 feet will come close enough to Earth on Friday to warrant astronomers keeping a ...
As NASA admin, Jared Isaacman should commit to building a lunar base
The final reason that Isaacman should commit to a lunar base concerns its usefulness for enhancing soft political power.
Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities
For around 2,000 years, global sea levels hardly varied. That changed in the twentieth century. Sea levels started rising and ...
Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbit
A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian ...
'ELVIS' has left the planet: PSU-built microscope arrives at International Space Station
ELVIS, a new holographic microscope developed at Portland State University, could help advance efforts to look for life on ...
NASA Orbiter Reveals Curiosity Rover Making Tracks Across Mars
Captured by the Orbiter's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the shot was taken on February 28 this ...
LA wildfire recovery’s powerful allies: Brains and money
Researchers from Southern California universities are a “brain gain” for January fire homeowners, adding data, help where ...
Soar through the famous Cosmic Cliffs in this stunning NASA visualization
When the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were released in 2022, one in particular became instantly iconic: a striking orange and blue view of the Carina Nebula, affectionately known ...