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Wanted: New astronauts for Nasa Moon mission
The US space agency is looking for new astronauts to join future missions to the Moon and Mars.
Watch: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots perform with classroom instruments on 'Tonight Show'
Janet Jackson teamed up with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to perform her song "Runaway" using classroom instruments on "The Tonight Show."
Hackers could shut down satellites -- or turn them into weapons
The race to put satellites in space is on, with Amazon, OneWeb and other companies chomping at the bit to place thousands of satellites in orbit in the coming months....
Will record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch be the 1st woman on the moon?
NASA astronaut Christina Koch just spent 11 months in low Earth orbit, and she'd welcome a trip much farther afield.
How rainbow-chasing chemists put the twinkle in modern astronomy's eye
Life for the 19th-century astronomer was kind of monotonous, 200 years after Galileo's revolutionary work with the telescope.
Water on Mars? Boulder shadows may spawn short-lived pools of brine.
Many tiny patches of modern Martian ground may be capable of supporting life, if only very briefly, a new study suggests.
Nasa 're-masters' classic Pale Blue Dot image of Earth
The US space agency reprocesses the Voyager probe's iconic "Pale Blue Dot" picture of Planet Earth.
Image: 'Pale Blue Dot' revisited
For the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic views from the Voyager mission, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is publishing a new version of the image...
NASA's Mars 2020 rover goes coast-to-coast to prep for launch
NASA's next Mars rover has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for its launch to the Red Planet this July. Two Air Force C-17 Globemaster cargo planes carrying the...
Here's How Computer Models Simulate the Future Spread of New Coronavirus
They aim for clarity amid confusion surrounding the outbreak -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Record-setting astronaut feels good after near year in space
NASA's new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she's readjusting well to gravity after nearly 11 months in space.
Astronaut Christina Koch looks to the future after record space mission
Astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth last week after setting a record for the longest single flight by a female. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell spoke to her about...
Record-breaking astronaut: 'Do what scares you'
Christina Koch spent 328 days on the International Space Station and was part of the first all-female spacewalk.
NASA's iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from space just got a 21st-century upgrade
On Feb. 14, 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft captured one of the most iconic photographs of the space age; to commemorate the moment's 30th anniversary, NASA has digitally dusted off...
Mars: Simulations of early impacts produce a mixed Mars mantle
The early solar system was a chaotic place, with evidence indicating that Mars was likely struck by planetesimals, small protoplanets up to 1,200 miles in diameter, early in its history....
NASA finds heavy rain southwest of tropical cyclone Uesi's center
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite provided a look at the rainfall occurring within Tropical Cyclone Uesi and found heaviest rainfall in the southern quadrant of the storm.
With eye on moon, NASA to seek new astronaut applicants in March
NASA will accept applications for its 23rd class of astronaut candidates from March 2 through March 31, to begin training in mid-2021.
NASA's Glenn Research Center: Incubator of technologies for flight
With supersonic wind tunnels, giant vacuum chambers, engine test stands and a deep shaft for dropping test packages, NASA's Glenn Research Center puts air and space hardware to the test.
SpaceX hires former NASA human-spaceflight chief
SpaceX is tapping into a deep vein of NASA experience as the company prepares to launch agency astronauts to orbit in the next few months.
NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Goes Coast-to-Coast to Prep for Launch
The agency's first step in returning rocks from Mars just arrived at Kennedy Space Center. The Mars 2020 team now begins readying for a launch to the Red Planet this...
Asteroids go to pieces when their host star dies
Dense, hot stellar remnants often host rings of dust, gas, and asteroids. A new report helps explain how they came to be that way. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/)When astronomers look out into the galaxy, they find...
Aerospace engineering department head named AIAA fellow
Amy Pritchett, head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),...
Letter bombs explode at two locations in Netherlands; no injuries reported
Letter bombs exploded Wednesday in two locations in the Netherlands, though police said they're not sure if the blasts are connected.
Second GPU Cloudburst Experiment Yields New Findings
Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) have conducted a second experimentt marshalled globally available-for-sale GPUs (graphics processing units), proving it...
Look: Horse rescued from sinkhole in Tennessee
Firefighters in Tennessee said they used heavy equipment to dig a path to safety for a horse that fell into a sinkhole.
Mars took way longer to form than we thought, ancient impacts reveal
Early cosmic impacts may have influenced the evolution of Mars, suggesting that the Red Planet formed much slower than previously thought.
Mars rover Curiosity: Images from the red planet
The Mars Science Laboratory vehicle sent back amazing images from the surface of the red planet.
Pictures of Mars, the red planet
Here are some images from rovers and spacecraft that have observed the surface of Mars.