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NASA Soars to New Heights in First 100 Days of Trump Administration
NASA Soars to New Heights in First 100 Days of Trump Administration NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 23rd close approach to the Sun, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface while traveling at 430,000 miles per hour. Finnland became the 53rd nation to sign the Artemis Accords, reaffirming its commitment to the […]
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How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58
How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58 According to NASA expert, we are literally made of star stuff, as the elements that make up our bodies were formed in previous stars. The universe existed for billions of years before humans and our solar system, and all the elements […]
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Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off
Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off Space Shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 1985, at 8:59 a.m. ET, marking its 51-D mission. The seven-member crew of STS-51D was the 16th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program and Discovery’s fourth flight. Discovery carried out 39 missions, including deploying and repairing the Hubble Space […]
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NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin
NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin Hubble tracked the movement of SGR 0501+4516, a magnetar, over thousands of years and found it couldn’t be associated with a nearby supernova remnant. The team’s research suggests that SGR 0501+4516 may have formed through accretion-induced collapse, a process where a white dwarf collapses into a […]
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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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NASA History News and Notes–Spring 2025
NASA History News and Notes–Spring 2025 5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The NASA History Office brings you the new Spring 2025 issue of NASA History News & Notes reflecting on some of the transitional periods in NASA’s history, as well as the legacies of past programs. Topics include NASA’s […]
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