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MAVEN Maps Electric Currents around Mars that are Fundamental to Atmospheric Loss
on May 25, 2020 at 3:00 pm
NASA’s MAVEN mission has created a map of electric current systems in the Martian atmosphere. These currents play a fundamental role in the atmospheric loss that transformed Mars from a world that could have supported life into an inhospitable desert. […]
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NASA Telescope Named For ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman
on May 20, 2020 at 1:37 pm
NASA is naming its next-generation space telescope currently under development, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, who paved the way for space telescopes focused on the broader universe. […]
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NASA to Make Announcement About WFIRST Space Telescope Mission
on May 18, 2020 at 4:37 pm
NASA will host a special edition of NASA Science Live at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 20, to share an exciting announcement about the agency’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission. […]
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Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler Data
on April 15, 2020 at 3:21 pm
A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid water. […]
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New NASA Podcast Helps Listeners Explore Our ‘Curious Universe’
on April 6, 2020 at 5:11 pm
NASA’s newest podcast is taking listeners on an adventure to explore the wonders of Earth and help unravel the mysteries of the universe. […]
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NASA Selects Proposals to Study Volatile Stars, Galaxies, Cosmic Collisions
on March 16, 2020 at 6:42 pm
NASA has selected proposals for four missions that would study cosmic explosions and the debris they leave behind, as well as monitor how nearby stellar flares may affect the atmospheres of orbiting planets. […]
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NASA to Reveal Name of Next Mars Rover, Hold Media Teleconference
on March 3, 2020 at 8:46 pm
NASA will unveil the name of the agency’s next Mars rover, currently known as Mars 2020, during a live event on NASA Television at 1:30 p.m. EST Thursday, March 5, followed by a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. about the mission and the naming. […]
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NASA Selects Four Possible Missions to Study the Secrets of the Solar System
on February 13, 2020 at 8:46 pm
NASA has selected four Discovery Program investigations to develop concept studies for new missions. […]
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Solar Orbiter Launch Takes Solar Science to New Heights
on February 10, 2020 at 5:28 am
Solar Orbiter, a new collaborative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA to study the Sun, launched at 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. […]
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NASA’s MAVEN Explores Mars to Understand Radio Interference at Earth
on February 3, 2020 at 4:00 pm
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere of Mars. The phenomenon is common at Earth and causes unpredictable disruptions to radio communications. The unexpected discovery by MAVEN shows that Mars is a unique laboratory to better understand this disruptive phenomenon. […]