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Astromaterials processors Mari Montoya, left, and Curtis Calva, right, use tools to collect asteroid particles from the base of the OSIRIS-REx science canister. NASA has already collected 70.3 grams of material with more still inside the canister. Photo Credit: NASA

OSIRIS REx Sample Wows Scientists

October 30, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Asteroid regolith rich in carbon, contains water-bearing minerals.

In this multi-temporal illumination map of the lunar South Pole, Shackleton crater is in the center, surrounded by larger craters and rugged terrain. The map was created with images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

The Moon’s Rugged, Intriguing South Pole

August 25, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

First landing marks the start of concentrated exploration.

In the early 1930s, astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky studied the Coma Cluster—shown here in an image obtained by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory—and discovered a puzzling inconsistency that led him to theorize the presence of dark matter. Photo Credit: NASA

Missions Focus on Dark Matter, Dark Energy

July 21, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

New telescopes designed to address pressing mysteries in astrophysics.

The rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in unprecedented detail. Massive stars race through their lifecycles, and only some of them go through a brief Wolf-Rayet phase before going supernova. Photo Credit: NASA

Webb’s First Year of Impressive Science

June 23, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Space telescope reveals key details of early galaxies, exoplanets.

$More than 5,000 exoplanets have been identified, representing only a small fraction of total number and displaying the great diversity in the universe. Illustration Credit: Artist’s illustration/NASA/JPL-Caltech$

Worlds Around Small Star Come into Focus

June 20, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Technology builds understanding of Crater constellation.

With the Artemis missions, NASA intends to create a blueprint for sustained human presence and exploration throughout the solar system. In this artist’s illustration, Artemis astronauts work on the lunar surface. Credit: NASA

Reviewing Moon to Mars Architecture

April 26, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

NASA aims to create a blueprint for sustained human exploration of solar system.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover surveys the floor of Jezero Crater on Feb. 5, the 698th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rover began its third year on Mars recently. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Updates from NASA’s Far-flung Missions

March 28, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

A unique view of the Sun, gathering Martian dust, and preparing for asteroid samples.

A full-scale model of the inflated aeroshell for NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) is displayed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: NASA/David C. Bowman

NASA Prepares for Hypersonic Test of Inflatable Decelerator

October 21, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Technology could transform exploration of Mars, other planets.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter sits on Airfield D, near the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars. NASA has added two Ingenuity-class helicopters to the design of the Mars Sample Return campaign as backups for sample retrieval. Credit: NASA

NASA, ESA Finalizing Design of Mars Sample Return

August 15, 2022 // by Kevin Wilcox

Campaign will employ a pair of helicopters and rely on Perseverance.

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