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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.

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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

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator 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

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 1 September 201617 February 2023

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

An image of Jupiter taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft on 27 August.
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Juno Makes Closest Ever Orbit of Jupiter

by Randy Showstack 29 August 201624 April 2023

NASA plans to release more pictures soon, including views of the planet's atmosphere and its north and south poles, all in unprecedented detail.

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

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator 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

Amy Coombs 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.

Artist’s rendering showing NASA’s Juno spacecraft passing closely over Jupiter.
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Set to Orbit Jupiter Starting 4 July

by Randy Showstack 17 June 201625 April 2023

The spacecraft's titanium vault and a polar orbiting flight plan that avoids intense radiation regions around Jupiter's equator will help reduce damage to Juno's instruments.

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.

Artist's concept of a rover on the Martian surface.
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How on Earth to Decide Where on Mars to Land?

Claire Wilson by C. Wilson 25 May 201625 April 2023

The Public Lecture at AGU's 2016 Fall Meeting will feature three experts—including one still in high school—to discuss landing site selection for the Mars 2020 rover.

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