Successful flyby of Pluto completes the first era of planetary reconnaissance, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says.
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Alberto Behar (1967–2015)
Devoted to exploration and discovery, this JPL scientist's inquisitive mind, inventiveness, and infectious enthusiasm inspired students, colleagues, and friends alike.
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NASA Selects Science Instruments for Europa Mission
The instruments chosen for a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa include cameras, spectrometers, magnetometers, and an ice-penetrating radar.
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Hacking a Climate Satellite to See Beneath the Ocean's Surface
When NASA launched its CALIPSO spacecraft, the space agency did not intend to estimate phytoplankton populations.
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Mercury's Secrets Revealed by Soon-to-Crash Spacecraft
From finding water ice on Mercury to discovering magnetic field lines cutting through the planet, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has spent its lifetime unveiling Mercury's secrets.
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NASA Hopes to Find Strong Indications of Life Beyond Earth Soon
With the search for water and habitable planetary bodies proceeding at an increasing pace, NASA scientists say they are getting closer to finding evidence of extraterrestrial life.
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Scientists Watch Solar Winds Blast Mercury's Magnetic Field
A NASA team used the MESSENGER spacecraft to analyze Mercury's magnetosphere during intense solar wind pressure.
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Large-Scale Electric Currents May Flow Through Mercury’s Crust
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft discovered electric currents in Mercury's magnetosphere directed toward and away from the planet. Do the currents reach the planet? If so, where do they go?
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Dawn Spacecraft Enters into Orbit Around Dwarf Planet Ceres
A 16-month investigation of the dwarf planet Ceres could reveal a lot about the most massive body in the asteroid belt and could advance our understanding of the formation of terrestrial planets.
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White House Budget Request Calls for 2.9% Increase for NASA
NASA's proposed budget would provide a small increase overall as well as for the agency's Science Mission Directorate.