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NASA· 10 hours agoThe next addition to NASA’s fleet of Earth Science orbiters is launching in 2024 and will represent a monumental leap forward in how we monitor our changing planet. The NISAR ...
NASA Watches Mars Light Up During Epic Solar Storm - NASA
NASA· 3 days agoIn addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more detail on how much radiation...
Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut that’s it. How would you look for life with that? Because elements emit light at particular...
Edward C. Stone, Visionary Leader of NASA’s Voyager Mission, Passes at 88
SciTechDaily· 10 hours agoKnown for his steady leadership, consensus building, and enthusiasm for engaging the public in...
‘He was an adventurer’: Anthony ‘Tony’ Spear, chance-taking former JPL manager, dies at 87
Pasadena Star-News· 7 days agoAnthony “Tony” Spear, a legendary project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory whose team on NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997 found a new way to land safely on the Red ...
NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target - NASA
NASA· 3 hours agoOriginally thought of as little more than a route clear of rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has provided a bounty of geologic options for the science team. After detouring through a dune ...
Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL and Voyager Project Scientist, Dies
NASA· 2 days agoEdward C. Stone, former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and longtime project scientist of the agency’s Voyager mission, died on June 9, 2024. Stone also served as the David Morrisroe ...
How a NASA scientist blew all of our minds
Mashable· 10 hours agoOn a visit to The Colbert Report in 2013, the eponymous host asked NASA scientist Ed Stone if he ever got annoyed that the agency's astronauts received...
NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial
Ars Technica· 6 days agoNASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue...
Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoStone also served as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California — the...