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What are sounding rockets? NASA launch from New Mexico studies sun's mysterious chromosphere
A smaller 60-foot-tall NASA spacecraft known as a sounding rocket launched from New Mexico to study the sun's mysterious chromosphere and its corona.
NASA tests scalable satellite tech to launch sensors more quickly
NASA's Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable space ...
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2 new NASA satellites will track space weather to help keep us safe from solar storms
A new mission set to blast off for low-Earth orbit will study magnetic storms around the Earth and learn more about how they ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Just Flew Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before and the Footage is Breathtaking
In a historic milestone for space exploration, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has delivered the closest-ever images of the Sun — a ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe: New Discoveries That Change How We View the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is a groundbreaking mission aimed at uncovering the secrets of our Sun. It became the first ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun
On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, the Johns Hopkins APL-built Parker Solar Probe captured stunning ...
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This wild bioplastic made of algae just aced a Mars pressure test. Can astronauts use it to build on the Red Planet?
"As this type of technology develops, it's going to have spinoff benefits for sustainability technology here on Earth as well ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Captures Stunning Images of the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a historic milestone on Christmas Eve of last year, passing closer to the Sun than any ...