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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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APR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
Ever see a picture of the Moon's surface with those wide squiggly lines on it and wondered, "What are those things? Are ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's groundbreaking science mission to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition. The ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
We've all heard about plans for exploring and possibly even colonizing Mars. To do that we'll have to land a lot of hard ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
California's drought isn't exactly breaking news. It's been going on for three years now, and it's headed into a fourth. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Since the earliest days of astronomy, since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal - to see more, se ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 31, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have observed an eruption from a baby star in the Orion Constellation that appears to be a stellar growth sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 30, 2015Space & Astronomy
The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronaut Scott Kelly will be spending a year on the International Space Station to study the effects of long-duration s ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 27, 2015Health & Medicine
When Scott J. Kelly goes up to the International Space Station - he and two Russian astronauts are scheduled to launch o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have documented and taken images of a smaller space explosion that c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
The discovery of a massive, 124-mile-wide crater on the moon was announced at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser, a piloted space plane, was one of the leading contenders in for the NASA contract to ferry ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 25, 2015Earth & The Environment
The winter ice covering the Arctic Ocean has reached its annual peak, but the extent of sea ice cover this winter is sma ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's official, Mars rover Opportunity has completed a marathon on Mars!
Although there was no cheering crowd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
The astronaut Scott Kelly is about to take off for the International Space Station, and if he is like some space travele ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
A small region in the southern Alaska coast saw an almost constant amount of rain, snow and glacial melting between 2003 ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
First the aurora borealis and now a solar eclipse - what a week for skywatchers! Plus it occurs Friday (the first day of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Dawn, a NASA spacecraft, has arrived at Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest member of the of our solar system's astero ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
A new galaxy, discovered only weeks ago, has given scientists much to talk about. Physicists at Carnegie Mellon, Brown a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Four identical satellites which will study the interactions between solar winds and the Earth's magnetic fields blasted ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
Ever see a picture of the Moon's surface with those wide squiggly lines on it and wondered, "What are those things? Are ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's groundbreaking science mission to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition. The ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
We've all heard about plans for exploring and possibly even colonizing Mars. To do that we'll have to land a lot of hard ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
California's drought isn't exactly breaking news. It's been going on for three years now, and it's headed into a fourth. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Since the earliest days of astronomy, since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal - to see more, se ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 31, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have observed an eruption from a baby star in the Orion Constellation that appears to be a stellar growth sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 30, 2015Space & Astronomy
The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronaut Scott Kelly will be spending a year on the International Space Station to study the effects of long-duration s ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 27, 2015Health & Medicine
When Scott J. Kelly goes up to the International Space Station - he and two Russian astronauts are scheduled to launch o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have documented and taken images of a smaller space explosion that c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
The discovery of a massive, 124-mile-wide crater on the moon was announced at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser, a piloted space plane, was one of the leading contenders in for the NASA contract to ferry ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 25, 2015Earth & The Environment
The winter ice covering the Arctic Ocean has reached its annual peak, but the extent of sea ice cover this winter is sma ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's official, Mars rover Opportunity has completed a marathon on Mars!
Although there was no cheering crowd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
The astronaut Scott Kelly is about to take off for the International Space Station, and if he is like some space travele ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
A small region in the southern Alaska coast saw an almost constant amount of rain, snow and glacial melting between 2003 ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
First the aurora borealis and now a solar eclipse - what a week for skywatchers! Plus it occurs Friday (the first day of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Dawn, a NASA spacecraft, has arrived at Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest member of the of our solar system's astero ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
A new galaxy, discovered only weeks ago, has given scientists much to talk about. Physicists at Carnegie Mellon, Brown a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Four identical satellites which will study the interactions between solar winds and the Earth's magnetic fields blasted ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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