NASA’s giant space ‘starshade’ could help ground telescopes photograph another Earth

NASA researchers are developing a hybrid observatory that would pair a giant telescope on Earth with a 99-meter starshade ...
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One of the driest places on Earth was transformed by a rare winter storm

An unusual weather pattern brought rare snow to the Atacama Desert, disrupting observatories and transforming one of the ...

NASA maps where Earth microbes could survive on the moon for days and finds unexpected refuges near the lunar poles

NASA scientists found some Earth microbes could survive on the Moon. Protected lunar polar areas offer refuge from harsh ...
Science Daily

NASA finds Earth microbes could survive on the Moon

NASA scientists found that microbes brought by astronauts could survive in cold, shadowed niches around the Moon’s South Pole ...

NASA Debunks Viral Conspiracy About Earth Losing Gravity and Secret Billion-Dollar ‘Project’ to Help Humans Survive

While there is a total solar eclipse over parts of Europe, that “has no unusual impact on Earth’s gravity,” the space agency explained in a statement ...

NASA abandons mission to save Swift Observatory from a fiery death

NASA engineers have confirmed they can’t spare the historic Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from a fiery demise, despite their ...
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NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions

Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) measures wind speeds over Earth's oceans with seven microsatellites. Credit: NASA Langley video capture SAN FRANCISCO – NASA’s Earth Science ...

NASA launches critical mission to learn how solar storms really affect Earth

Solar storms can have a devastating effect on earth's power and communication grids, and the trio of missions may help to ...
Science Daily

NASA just used satellites and debris to navigate without GPS

NASA has successfully tested a system that allows satellites to navigate without GPS by using other spacecraft and debris as ...
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Potential NASA Earth science cuts highlight budget uncertainty

COLORADO SPRINGS — Some NASA Earth science missions have been told to prepare termination plans given the potential for major budget cuts in the agency’s overall science activities. Rep. George ...