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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft in Asteroid swarm
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NASA's New Discovery Missions Will Look Back to Our Origins

by E. Jacobsen 6 January 201715 February 2022

Two recently approved missions will explore our solar system's early history, looking at asteroids near Jupiter and an odd object that may be a planetary core.

Multispectral composite image allows weather forecasters to identify aviation hazards
Posted inScience Updates

Transforming Satellite Data into Weather Forecasts

by E. Berndt, A. Molthan, W. W. Vaughan and K. Fuell 5 January 201727 July 2022

A NASA project spans the gap between research and operations, introducing new composites of satellite imagery to weather forecasters to prepare for the next generation of satellites.

Researchers think the depth of hollows on Mercury’s surface aren’t determined by the volatile-rich outer layer on the planet surface.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Unprecedented Views of Mercury Constrain Hollow Formation

by Terri Cook 10 November 201625 August 2022

The consistently shallow depths of the depressions scattered across Mercury's surface suggest their morphology is not determined by the thickness of a volatile-rich outer layer.

Technicians at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California inspect one of eight CYGNSS spacecraft on 11 October.
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New NASA Science Head Foresees Progress in Search for Alien Life

by Randy Showstack 4 November 201610 January 2023

Thomas Zurbuchen said other top goals for science and the agency include understanding and protecting life on Earth and probing fundamental aspects of the universe like dark matter and dark energy.

Posted inEditors' Vox

To Bennu and Back

by J. Filiberto 21 October 201624 October 2022

Justin Filiberto shares his experience as a guest at the OSIRIS-REx launch; a mission to obtain samples from the asteroid Bennu in hopes of learning more about the origin of water on Earth.

NASA’s next Mars lander, InSight.
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Delayed Launch Approved for Next Mars Mission

by JoAnna Wendel 2 September 201622 June 2022

NASA has set a new 2018 launch date for a spacecraft to probe the Red Planet's interior, after instrument failure hobbled preparations for the mission.

Ceres's northern end.
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New Findings Suggest Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Geologically Active

by JoAnna Wendel 1 September 20167 March 2022

Cryovolcanoes, landslides, and water ice all point to current activity, researchers found.

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NASA's New Asteroid Sampler Will Illuminate Solar System's History

by JoAnna Wendel 19 August 201615 February 2022

In 7 years, scientists hope to directly analyze materials from the asteroid Bennu, an object that may reveal what conditions were like in the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.

A computer-generated rendition of NASA’s Mars 2020 rover.
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Precision Landing Will Be Key to NASA's Mars 2020 Rover

by A. Coombs 21 July 201631 March 2022

Landing robotics distinguish the craft from past models, allowing researchers to target smaller flat areas that are surrounded by rock.

Mars colony in The Space Between Us
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As Mars Gets Close, So Does a Blitz of Red Planet Dramas

by Randy Showstack 27 May 201627 October 2022

NASA's first Mars program director advised the creators of the new film The Space Between Us, which opens this summer, on the science related to Mars colonization.

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