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NASA announced on Wednesday that the Mars rover Opportunity had not responded to months of messages and the mission is officially over. That news came an…
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Despite the government shutdown, NASA was live streaming on New Year’s Day as the New Horizons space craft made a flyby of the most distant object…
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As we sit here at the start of the year, we’re reflecting on where we are and where we are headed – as individuals, as a society, and as a planet. We…
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Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano that stands nearly 14,000 feet above sea level. The highest peak in Hawaii, it is a sacred place for native Hawaiians. It…
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The Cassini space probe spent 13 years circling Saturn, sending back data and stunning images of the planet and its moons.It made nearly two dozen loops…
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To say that global nuclear politics is in flux is an understatement. President Trump has announced that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear…
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Two different forms of light have showed up in recent science headlines. Nature multi-media editor Shamini Bundell explains: light from first stars hints…
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The March for Science drew thousands of science supporters, but the science event of the year was the Great American Eclipse, with millions of viewers…
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This fall marks 20 years since NASA began continuous, global measurements of life on Earth from space. This kind of thing is unprecedented, and it helps…
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NASA and NOAA are teaming up to launch a new weather satellite on Friday. It’s going to make it easier for meteorologists to predict extreme weather…