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At least once in our lives, we’ve all seen a bright streak of light briefly blaze across...
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When a meteoroid hits the Moon’s surface, it does more than just dig up a little dirt....
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NASA’s newest eye on the sky, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has begun its journey to...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —President Trump interrupted a NASA press conference today (Aug. 30) to congratulate the Nancy...
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CAPE CANAVAREL, Fla. — It was a bright and sunny morning here in Florida when the Nancy...
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On Aug. 30, 1992, astronomers spotted an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto for the very first...
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How do scientists know the mass of the Universe? Measuring it has traditionally relied on knowing how...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new era of astronomy is about to begin after NASA's newest flagship...
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Those little dust grains that fall to Earth during meteor showers or end up as part of...
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A new flagship observatory is about to launch to space and join the ranks of its powerful...
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The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), has vastly outlived its...
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Get a Grip! - New Technologies for Orbital Salvage - YouTube Watch On On Episode 225 of...
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August's "almost Blood Moon" partial lunar eclipse has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural...
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On Aug. 29, 1965, two NASA astronauts returned from their record-breaking Gemini 5 mission.Astronauts Gordon Cooper and...
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SpaceX just took another step toward the highly anticipated next test flight of its Starship megarocket.The company...
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Nearly a decade ago, I found myself laughing alongside one of the most iconic women in astronomy....
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch on an incredible adventure to help scientists...