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Video Feature banner showing a simulated image of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's arm impacting the surface of asteroid Bennu. The layers of the surface are colored in bright yellow and purple. Credit: NASA
Featured Video: Asteroid Bennu’s Surprising Surface Revealed by NASA Spacecraft

Scientists have used data from OSIRIS-REx to revisit the Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event and better understand how Bennu’s loose upper layers are held together.

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(From left) Andria Mosie, Charis Krysher and Juliane Gross, lunar sample curators, positioning the Apollo 17 drive tube prior to removing from its teflon bag and extruding sample 73002 at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA/James Blair
Taking a New Look at Pristine Apollo Samples

Researchers are examining lunar soil and rocks with new tools.

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A cratered Moon is pictured in the background. Credit: NASA
Featured Video: 13 Years and More at the Moon

A look at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter—one of NASA’s most valuable tools for advancing lunar science.

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Astronaut Ricky Arnold, from aboard the International Space Station, shared this image of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10, taken as the orbiting laboratory flew over the massive storm. Credit: NASA
Podcast Episode 84: NASA’s Role in Weather Research

NASA’s Edward Kim and NOAA’s Pam Sullivan discuss NASA’s role in weather research.

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NASA researched vertical farming in the Biomass Production Chamber, a repurposed Project Mercury-era hypobaric test chamber at Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/KSC
Radiant Barriers, Vertical Gardens, Robotic Gloves and More

Publication highlights NASA technology improving life on Earth.

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Illustration of the Aquarius/Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D satellite observatory in space with Earth in the background. Credit: NASA
Spotlight on Lessons Learned: SAC-D DC/DC Converter On-orbit Failures Likely due to Over-testing Prior to Usage

An international Earth-observing mission to study the salinity of the ocean surface ended in 2015 when an essential part of the spacecraft’s power and attitude control system stopped operating due to over-testing prior to launch. 

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NASA operates two Airborne Science ER-2 aircraft for a wide variety of environmental science, atmospheric sampling, and satellite data verification missions. Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas
NASA Project Flies into the Storm

IMPACTS finds surprises inside powerful snowstorms.

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Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Electrical Short Circuits due to Tin Whiskers

An investigation into the cause of intermittent electrical shorts on the Cassini space probe over a six-year period determined they were most likely due to the presence of tin whiskers. 

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The GOES-R series of satellites, shown here in an artist rendering, provide advanced imagery and measurements for a variety of applications, from detailed monitoring of weather systems to tracking environmental hazards, such as wildfires, dust storms, and volcanic eruptions. Credit: NASA
NASA, NOAA Prepare for GOES-T Launch

Latest weather satellite will improve forecast models, wildfire tracking.

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