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NASA Engineers Revive Long-Dormant Thrusters on Voyager 1, the Farthest Spacecraft From Earth, in a ‘Miracle Save’
In the nick of time, NASA teams addressed clogging issues in the probe’s backup roll thrusters, before the only antenna ...
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NASA develops next-gen flying sensor that will save lives on the ground: 'Light-years ahead'
"This is very agile science." NASA develops next-gen flying sensor that will save lives on the ground: 'Light-years ahead' ...
NASA’s Perseverance Snaps Rare, Eerie View of Mars’ Tiny Moon Before Sunrise
A ghostly Martian moonrise, starlit skies, and a mission chasing life’s traces—Perseverance captures more than just images.
Potentially Dangerous Asteroid 366 Meters Long Approaches Earth
On Saturday, May 24, asteroid 387746 (2003 MH4), which is considered potentially dangerous, will fly near the Earth. This was ...
NASA 'cleanrooms' found crawling with 26 new bacterial species
A new study reports that 26 new bacterial species were found growing inside cleanrooms associated with NASA space missions.
Voyager 1 revives backup thrusters before command pause
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have revived a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 ...
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Martian rock looks like a nest of spider eggs
Perseverance discovers egg-like spherules in a Mars rock, now NASA is forming a strategy to investigate this in more detail.
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Volcanoes shaped the moon from the inside out, scientists find: 'Our team was genuinely puzzled'
"We suggest that the processes which formed the lunar maria several billion years ago are still present and active today." ...
First ultraviolet data collected from NASA's Europa Clipper mission
The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully ...