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How NASA simulates space at home on a tight budget

Space exploration is no longer confined to the vast expanse of the cosmos. NASA engineers are revolutionizing the way ...
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NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — will launch in early November

NASA's first multiple-satellite mission to another planet will map Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D, laying the ...
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NASA Astronauts Explain Nonverbal Communication In Space

NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Raja Chari describe how nonverbal communication in employed on the International Space ...

Meet Blue and Gold: NASA’s first twin satellites bound for Mars

ESCAPADE is overseen by the University of California Berkeley, who named the spacecraft’s onboard satellites Blue and Gold ...

1970s Favorites Pulled Forever From America’s Snack Aisles

Snack aisles in the 1970s were full of experiments. Food companies tried out new flavors, shapes, and packaging, often inspired by space travel or pop culture.

NASA Mars scientists spur girls to 'reach for the stars'

With "one of the coolest jobs in the world", NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women's high profile in the latest Mars ...

Astronomers reveal tasty insights into exoplanet formation using SPAM

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have taken the closest-ever look at the dusty regions where planets form, offering new insight into the earliest stages of ...

SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...