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NASA: (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. NASA is led by Administrator Jim Bridenstine, NASA's 13th administrator.
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FEB 23, 2022Space & Astronomy
16 Psyche, a heavy metal asteroid hanging out in the asteroid belt, was once thought to be worth $10 quintillion USD in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2022Technology
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our solar system, located just over four light years away. First discovered ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 20, 2022Space & Astronomy
Thanks to continuing technological advancements in exoplanet detection methods, their discoveries are becoming a common ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 18, 2022Space & Astronomy
February 18, 1930, is a truly historic day for science, as this was the day Pluto was officially discovered by Clyde W T ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
Recently, we explored our history of wonder for Mars and humanity’s fascination with the Red Planet dating back to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 11, 2022Space & Astronomy
Mars, the fourth planet from our Sun. The Red Planet. From time immemorial, we have gazed at it in wonder and dreamed ab ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 10, 2022Space & Astronomy
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, launched on December 25, 2021, will soon become an operational observatory. ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
Getting to Mars is hard. Really hard. Really, really hard. It’s so unbelievably hard, it takes years—often d ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 31, 2022Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has always been known as a bone-dry world, incapable of possessing liquid water on its surface. This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 28, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Icarus, Alyssa Rhoden of the Southwest Research Institute and collaborators, present evid ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 26, 2022Earth & The Environment
Researchers at NASA are learning more about the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano days after its deadly eruption. ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 26, 2022Space & Astronomy
The discovery of new exoplanets (aka planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system) are becoming a common regular ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
NASA's Curiosity rover helps to discover unique carbon signatures on the surface of Mars. Is this possible evidence for ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
Arriving at Jupiter in 2016, the NASA-funded Juno spacecraft has been beaming back the most detailed and jaw-dropping im ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 10, 2022Space & Astronomy
January 10, 1610 is a historic day in science, as it was the day that Galileo Galilei noted one of Jupiter’s moons ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
As it hurdles through space, NASA’s Webb telescope has successfully completed another step in its multi-month boot ...Written By: Matthew LundyJAN 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
The planet Venus is a hellish and inhospitable world. It has an average surface temperature of 737 K (464 ËšC, 867 ËšF) an ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
Are we alone in the Universe? If not, why haven't we heard from anyone? If we are alone, then are we the first, or even ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 28, 2021Space & Astronomy
After a long series of delays and pushbacks, the James Webb Space Telescope successfully launched into space this past C ...Written By: Matthew LundyDEC 28, 2021Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 26, 2021Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made a historic fly-by of the dwarf-planet Pluto on July 14, 2015, but even after s ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 17, 2021Space & Astronomy
During a flyby of Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft made a recording on June 7, 2021. The frequency of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2021Space & Astronomy
When humans inevitably return to the Moon, they're going to need water to survive for both short- and long-term missions ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 15, 2021Space & Astronomy
Humanity, through the arm of NASA and John Hopkins University scientists, engineers, and support staff, has achieved a s ...Written By: Matthew Lundy
FEB 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
16 Psyche, a heavy metal asteroid hanging out in the asteroid belt, was once thought to be worth $10 quintillion USD in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2022
Technology
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our solar system, located just over four light years away. First discovered
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 20, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Thanks to continuing technological advancements in exoplanet detection methods, their discoveries are becoming a common
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 18, 2022
Space & Astronomy
February 18, 1930, is a truly historic day for science, as this was the day Pluto was officially discovered by Clyde W T
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Recently, we explored our history of wonder for Mars and humanity’s fascination with the Red Planet dating back to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 11, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Mars, the fourth planet from our Sun. The Red Planet. From time immemorial, we have gazed at it in wonder and dreamed ab
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, launched on December 25, 2021, will soon become an operational observatory.
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Getting to Mars is hard. Really hard. Really, really hard. It’s so unbelievably hard, it takes years—often d
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 31, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars has always been known as a bone-dry world, incapable of possessing liquid water on its surface. This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Icarus, Alyssa Rhoden of the Southwest Research Institute and collaborators, present evid
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 26, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Researchers at NASA are learning more about the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano days after its deadly eruption.
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The discovery of new exoplanets (aka planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system) are becoming a common regular
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Curiosity rover helps to discover unique carbon signatures on the surface of Mars. Is this possible evidence for
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Arriving at Jupiter in 2016, the NASA-funded Juno spacecraft has been beaming back the most detailed and jaw-dropping im
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
January 10, 1610 is a historic day in science, as it was the day that Galileo Galilei noted one of Jupiter’s moons
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
As it hurdles through space, NASA’s Webb telescope has successfully completed another step in its multi-month boot
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JAN 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The planet Venus is a hellish and inhospitable world. It has an average surface temperature of 737 K (464 ËšC, 867 ËšF) an
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Are we alone in the Universe? If not, why haven't we heard from anyone? If we are alone, then are we the first, or even
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 28, 2021
Space & Astronomy
After a long series of delays and pushbacks, the James Webb Space Telescope successfully launched into space this past C
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
DEC 28, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 26, 2021
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made a historic fly-by of the dwarf-planet Pluto on July 14, 2015, but even after s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 17, 2021
Space & Astronomy
During a flyby of Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft made a recording on June 7, 2021. The frequency of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2021
Space & Astronomy
When humans inevitably return to the Moon, they're going to need water to survive for both short- and long-term missions
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 15, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Humanity, through the arm of NASA and John Hopkins University scientists, engineers, and support staff, has achieved a s
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy