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‘Super’ AI uses less power by mimicking the human brain
‘Super’ AI uses less power by mimicking the human brain A new approach to AI’s “thinking” mimics the human brain and has the potential to revolutionize the AI industry. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can perform complex calculations and analyze data faster than any human, but to do so requires enormous amounts of energy. The human brain […]
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Study may rewrite what we know about megalodon
Study may rewrite what we know about megalodon The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. The researchers used a […]
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Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another
Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another 5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A Martian dust devil can be seen consuming its smaller friend in this short video made of images taken at the rim of Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Jan. 25, 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI […]
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La NASA aumenta su eficiencia con un piso modificado para el avixF3n X-66
La NASA aumenta su eficiencia con un piso modificado para el avixF3n X-66 3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Eric Garza, técnico de ingeniería en el Taller de Fabricación Experimental del Centro de Investigación de Vuelos Armstrong de la NASA en Edwards, California, corta madera contrachapada a medida para las […]
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NASA Langley’s Legacy of Landing
NASA Langley’s Legacy of Landing 5 Min Read NASA Langley’s Legacy of Landing The first image of the Moon taken by the cameras on the Lunar Orbiter in 1966. Credits: NASA Landing safely on the surface of another planetary body, like the Moon or Mars, is one of the most important milestones of any given […]
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X-ray Clues Reveal Destroyed Planet
X-ray Clues Reveal Destroyed Planet In about 5 billion years, our Sun will run out of fuel and expand, possibly engulfing Earth. These end stages of a star’s life can be utterly beautiful – as is the case with this planetary nebula called the Helix Nebula. Astronomers study these objects by looking at all kinds […]
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What Are the Dangers of Going to Space? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 55
What Are the Dangers of Going to Space? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 55 2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) What are the dangers of going to space? For human spaceflight, the first thing I think about is the astronauts actually strapping themselves to a rocket. And if that […]
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NASA Webb Explores Effect of Strong Magnetic Fields on Star Formation
NASA Webb Explores Effect of Strong Magnetic Fields on Star Formation Explore This Section Webb News Latest News Latest Images Blog (offsite) Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Science Overview and Goals Early Universe […]
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Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding
Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding They had so much fun without me. Milko/E+ via Getty Images Imagine you’ve planned the trip of a lifetime for your animal-loving family: a cruise to Antarctica with the unique opportunity to view penguins, whales and other rare […]
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NASA Receives 10 Nominations for the 29th Annual Webby Awards
NASA Receives 10 Nominations for the 29th Annual Webby Awards 2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This ultra high-definition video featuring an orange tabby cat named Taters, was streamed from nearly 19 million miles away via laser by NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment, marking a historic milestone for […]
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What’s Up: April 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA
What’s Up: April 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA Skywatching Science Skywatching What’s Up: April 2025… Skywatching Home What’s Up What to See Tonight Meteor Showers Eclipses Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network April (Meteor) Showers and See a City of Stars! Enjoy observing planets in the morning and evening […]
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Studying Ice for the Future of Flight
Studying Ice for the Future of Flight NASA/Jordan Cochran Thomas Ozoroski, a researcher at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, takes icing accretion measurements in October 2024 as part of transonic truss-braced wing concept research. In the future, aircraft with long, thin wings supported by aerodynamic braces could help airlines save on fuel costs – […]
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NASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies
NASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies 5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s SPHEREx, which will map millions of galaxies across the entire sky, captured one of its first exposures March 27. The observatory’s six detectors each captured one of these uncalibrated images, to which […]
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Sols 4495-4497: Yawn, Perched, and Rollin’
Sols 4495-4497: Yawn, Perched, and Rollin’ Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars […]
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Discovery Alert: Four Little Planets, One Big Step
Discovery Alert: Four Little Planets, One Big Step Explore This Section Exoplanets Home Exoplanets Overview Exoplanets Facts Types of Exoplanets Stars What is the Universe Search for Life The Big Questions Are We Alone? Can We Find Life? The Habitable Zone Why We Search Target Star Catalog Discoveries Discoveries Dashboard How We Find and Characterize […]
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ARMD Solicitations (ULI Proposals Invited)
ARMD Solicitations (ULI Proposals Invited) 7 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA / Lillian Gipson/Getty Images This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. A summary of available opportunities with key dates […]
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Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science
Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science Explore This Section Open Science Overview Open Science News Funding Opportunities Open Science 101 5 min read Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science This montage of images taken by the Voyager spacecraft of the planets and four of Jupiter’s moons is set against […]
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Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East The artifacts found at Longtan, southwest China, were as old as 60,000 years. Qijun Ruan New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, […]
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Coffee and mushroom spores make a green plastic alternative
Coffee and mushroom spores make a green plastic alternative Researchers have shown that coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores can be 3D printed into a compostable alternative to plastics. Only 30% of a coffee bean is soluble in water, and many brewing methods aim to extract significantly less than that. So of the 1.6 billion […]
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Membrane could pave way for sails for space travel
Membrane could pave way for sails for space travel In a potential step toward sending small spacecraft to the stars, researchers have developed an ultra-thin, ultra-reflective membrane designed to ride a column of laser light to incredible speeds. Since its launch in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has traveled over 15 billion miles into deep […]
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20-Year Hubble Study of Uranus Yields New Atmospheric Insights
20-Year Hubble Study of Uranus Yields New Atmospheric Insights Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community […]
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University High Triumphs at JPL-Hosted Ocean Sciences Bowl
University High Triumphs at JPL-Hosted Ocean Sciences Bowl 3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This team from University High School in Irvine, California, won the 2025 regional Oceans Science Bowl, hosted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. From left: Nethra Iyer, Joanne Chen, Matthew Feng, Avery Hexun, Angelina Yan, and coach […]
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Mice mistakes reveal surprises about learning
Mice mistakes reveal surprises about learning By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, researchers are shedding light on the holy grail of neuroscience: the mechanics of how we learn. The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of […]
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Female hummingbirds mimic males to avoid harassment
Female hummingbirds mimic males to avoid harassment Tailoring a look to receive or evade certain attention is common among people, and, according to a recent study, it turns out hummingbirds do it, too. It has been known for some time that some, but not all, females in the white-necked jacobin hummingbird take on the bright colors […]
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She Speaks for the Samples: Meet Dr. Juliane Gross, Artemis Campaign Sample Curation Lead
She Speaks for the Samples: Meet Dr. Juliane Gross, Artemis Campaign Sample Curation Lead Based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, or ARES, curates the most extensive collection of extraterrestrial materials on Earth, ranging from microscopic cosmic dust particles to Apollo-era Moon rocks. Soon, ARES’ team of […]
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NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025
NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025 Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science […]
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Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe Black holes, like the one in this illustration, can spray powerful jets. S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), CC BY-SA One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar – a spinning […]
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Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action
Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action A small group of wild yellow-bellied marmots near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado. D.T. Blumstein It probably feels obvious that having a close friend can influence your well-being. But do the groups that you’re a part of also affect your well-being? For example, […]
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Watch: Robot leaps and lands like a squirrel
Watch: Robot leaps and lands like a squirrel Based on studies of leaping squirrels, researchers have designed a robot that can stick a landing on a branch. Engineers have designed robots that crawl, swim, fly, and even slither like a snake, but no robot can hold a candle to a squirrel, which can parkour through […]
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Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System
Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars […]
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