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Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study Suggests
The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that ...
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This Stunning New Atlas Explores Humanity’s Ancient Relationship With Space and the Universe
Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...
We sent a message to aliens 50 years ago—this is what we said
In 1974, astronomers sent a call out into the cosmos from a massive telescope in Puerto Rico. The anniversary of the message brings reflections on a new missive to the stars and grief for a lost ...
NASA Devised a Wild Plot to Capture an Asteroid and Save Humanity. It Almost Failed
The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the mission has upended everything we know about our solar system.
See A Solar Sail In The Night Sky - NASA Explains How
NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) will be visible from the ground. Find out when you can see it on the NASA app on a mobile device. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
NASA Jupiter Images Reveal Gas Giant in Spectacular Detail
Onboard Juno is its famed camera, dubbed "JunoCam." A two megapixel visible light camera, JunoCam is designed "to study the ...
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NASA's EMIT to Tackle Diverse Science in Extended Mission
NASA's EMIT collected this hyperspectral image of the Amazon River in northern Brazil on June 30 as part of an effort to map global ecosystem biodiversity ... the albedo of snow - the percentage of ...
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Post-production uncovered: Lux Aeterna on Solar System (BBC2)
Lux Aeterna has revealed the work that went into the VFX for BBC2 series Solar System.
Ice Hunt: How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Could Transform Moon Exploration
While scientists know there’s water on the Moon, its exact locations and forms remain largely unknown. A trailblazing NASA mission will get some answers. NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission, designed to ...
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When NASA Astronauts Return to the Moon, Here’s Where They Could Land
Artemis III mission, scheduled for September 2026, will send four NASA astronauts to explore the lunar south pole.
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What to know about NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft
A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest ... a planned crash into Ganymede — Jupiter's biggest moon and the solar system's too. There's more radiation around Jupiter than anywhere ...