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NASA Goddard’s New Chief Expains Why She Took on Oath on Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot' Over Bible, Other Texts

SPACE 04.12.2023 21:25 PM

Aside from being the first female director of NASA Goddard, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup is also the first to swear on Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot." Read to learn more.

Communication From Space: NASA Developing New Way to Talk to Earth Using Lasers

05.13.2021 23:25 PM

NASA recently announced it is planning to launch Laser Communications Relay Demonstration or LCRD to test a new way to communicate from space.

NASA Pushes the Dragonfly Back Another Year Due to "External" Factors

09.28.2020 09:00 AM

NASA will be delaying the launch of the Dragonfly mission to a tentative 2027 launch date, citing "external factors" such as the global coronavirus pandemic.

NASA Satellite Imaging Picks up California Burn Marks & Incoming Tropical Storms

08.28.2020 08:20 AM

NASA's satellites have been tracking wildfires, resulting in burn marks, tropical storms, and many other activities in the Earth's atmosphere. Recent images revealed recent burn marks from the massive California fires as well as two tropical storms active near the coast of Mexico and Baja California.

After 50 Years, Earth Receives Laser Signals From the Moon

08.11.2020 07:30 AM

50 years after the first glass panel was installed on the Moon, laser beam signals were picked up at a station in France. Scientists can now measure the precise and changing distance between the Moon and Earth amongst other measurements.

NASA's Lucy is Already Starting to Reach for the Sky and the Asteroids With its Newest Mission

01.16.2020 20:59 PM

While the Artemis mission is on its way, NASA is taking mankind further into space and into the asteroid belt with its new mission. This will be the first time for humanity to have a close-up look at the Trojan asteroids.

Scientists Examines Neptune-sized Exoplanet To Understand How The New Worlds Evolve

05.16.2017 01:53 AM

A Neptune-sized exoplanet is also found to have water and clouds on its surface, which will help scientists to learn the evolution of the new worlds.

Evidence of Dark Matter Emits Gamma Rays Radiation Has Weakened with Latest Analysis

04.26.2017 15:07 PM

New evidence shows that other part of galaxies also emits excessive radiation of gamma rays, not only dark matter, leaving the mystery remains unsolved.

Raven: NASA Goddard Developed Hybrid Computing System To Enable Autonomous Rendezvous Capability

03.24.2017 06:10 AM

Raven is a testing and maturing visible, lidar and infrared sensors and machine-vision algorithm. This module will bring NASA one step closer to groundbreaking autopilot capability.

What Lies On the 'Dark Side' of the Moon?

02.10.2015 12:54 PM

The recent full moon isn’t the only lunar news to come out of the woodworks this week. It appears that its hidden face is also making headlines here on Earth too. Though historically shrouded in mystery, even with NASA astronauts and other space agencies touching down on the surface of the moon, it appears that researchers are now able to reveal what lies on the “dark side” of the moon thanks to five years of mapping data collected courtesy of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Thanks To Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA Reveals What Lies on the Dark Side of the Moon

02.09.2015 19:39 PM

Ever wonder what lies on the dark side of the moon? It’s a perspective unlike any that humans have ever seen, and it has been a question that researchers and civilizations have asked for thousands of years. But now, thanks to data collected by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA is showing us exactly what lies on the dark side of the moon, and the view of our solar system whirling around it.

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