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Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Retires on Science stuff

June 16, 2018, 7:43 p.m.

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who holds the U.S. record for most cumulative time in space, is retiring from the agency, effective Friday.

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Retires

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Little Planet Soyuz on Science stuff

June 16, 2018, 7:42 p.m.

Little Planet Soyuz

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Bang and Whoosh! on Science stuff

June 16, 2018, 2:31 p.m.

This HiRISE image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a new, dated (within about a decade) impact crater that triggered a slope streak.

Bang and Whoosh!

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Shades of Martian Darkness on Science stuff

June 14, 2018, 10:50 p.m.

Science operations for NASA's Opportunity rover have been temporarily suspended as it waits out a dust storm on Mars. This series of images shows simulated views of a darkening Martian sky blotting out the Sun from NASA'...

Shades of Martian Darkness

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A Deep Space Communications Hub in the Desert on Science stuff

June 14, 2018, 10:25 p.m.

When NASA engineers were looking for a place to build a network of large radio antennas in the 1950s, they knew they needed somewhere quiet.

A Deep Space Communications Hub in the Desert

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Star Size Comparison 2 on Science stuff

June 13, 2018, 11:44 a.m.

How big is our Sun compar...

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First Astronaut of 2013 Class to Fly to Space Available for Media Interviews on Science stuff

June 12, 2018, 4:48 a.m.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague, along with his crewmate Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will discuss their upcoming mission to the International Space Station in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, ...

First Astronaut of 2013 Class to Fly to Space Available for Media

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The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble on Science stuff

June 12, 2018, 2:33 a.m.

To some, it may look like a c...

APOD: 2018 June 10 - The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble

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Soyuz Lifts Off to Bring New Crew to Space Station on Science stuff

June 8, 2018, 3:51 p.m.

The Soyuz MS-09 rocket is launched with Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos and astronauts Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA on June 6, 2018.

Soyuz Lifts Off to Bring New Crew to Space Station

NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-2 on Science stuff

May 25, 2018, 6:49 a.m.

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Thursday’s signing of Space Policy Directive-2 by President Donald Trump:

NASA Administrator Statement on SPD-2

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NASA Awards Contract for Space Telescope Mission on Science stuff

May 24, 2018, 4:37 a.m.

NASA has awarded a contract to Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation, Boulder, Colorado, for the primary instrument components for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).

NASA Awards Contract for Space Telescope Mission

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GRACE-FO Launches to Provide a Unique View of Earth’s Climate on Science stuff

May 24, 2018, 2:33 a.m.

(GRACE-FO) mission launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California

GRACE-FO Launches to Provide a Unique View of Earthâs Climate

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Researchers discover how body temperature wrecks potential dengue, Zika vaccine on Science stuff

May 19, 2018, 8:39 p.m.

A major route toward creating effective vaccines against dengue virus and Zika involves the E protein that covers the surface of each viral particle. But creating such a vaccine has proven difficult for a number of reaso...

Researchers discover how body temperature wrecks potential dengue, Zika vaccine

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UPDATE: NASA, Orbital ATK Now Targeting May 21 for Next Resupply Mission to Space Station on Science stuff

May 19, 2018, 6:02 p.m.

Orbital ATK, in conjunction with NASA, has moved the launch of its ninth contracted mission to the International Space Station to no earlier than 4:39 a.m. EDT Monday, May 21, to support further prelaunch inspections and...

UPDATE: NASA, Orbital ATK Now Targeting May 21 for Resupply Mission

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Researchers operate lab-grown heart cells by remote control on Science stuff

May 19, 2018, 4:14 a.m.

Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or slow down human heart cells growing in a dish on command -- simply by shining a light on them and varying its intensity. The cells are grown on a mat...https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180518141038.htm

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Blue Waters on Science stuff

May 17, 2018, 4:16 p.m.

This image of the southern Greenland town of Narsaq was taken during an Operation IceBridge flight on Apr. 26, 2018.

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Optimal age of puppy cuteness optimized on Science stuff

May 15, 2018, 8:59 p.m.

Canine researchers reveals more about the depth and origin of the human-dog relationship.

Optimal age of puppy cuteness optimized

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Europa by the Numbers on Science stuff

May 14, 2018, 11:33 p.m.

Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter's moon Europa in 1610. More than four centuries later, astronomers are still making discoveries about its icy surface.

Europa by the Numbers

Sakurajima Volcano with Lightning on Science stuff

May 14, 2018, 4:39 p.m.

Why does a v...

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A Plurality of Singularities at the Galactic Center on Science stuff

May 13, 2018, 7:56 p.m.

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Oral antibiotics may raise risk of kidney stones on Science stuff

May 13, 2018, 4:03 p.m.

Pediatric researchers have found that children and adults treated with some oral antibiotics have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones. This is the first time that these medicines have been linked to t...https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180512190628.htm

NGC 1360: The Robin s Egg Nebula on Science stuff

May 12, 2018, 10:06 p.m.

NGC 1360: The Robin s Egg Nebula...

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A boost for graphene-based light detectors: Photoexcited graphene puzzle solved on Science stuff

May 12, 2018, 5:09 p.m.

Light detection and control lies at the heart of many modern device applications, such as the camera you have in your phone. Using graphene as a light-sensitive material for light detectors can offer significant improvem...

A boost for graphene-based light detectors: Photoexcited graphene puzzle solved

Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission on Science stuff

May 12, 2018, 10:13 a.m.

NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability a...

Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASAâs Next Red Planet Rover Mission

Hubble Spies Glowing Galaxies in Massive Cluster on Science stuff

May 12, 2018, 1:31 a.m.

In the darkness of the distant universe, these galaxies resemble glowing fireflies, flickering candles, charred embers floating up from a bonfire, and light bulbs softly shining.

Hubble Spies Glowing Galaxies in Massive Cluster

Galaxies in the River on Science stuff

May 11, 2018, 9:54 a.m.

Large galaxies grow by eati...

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The Observable Universe on Science stuff

May 10, 2018, 11:19 p.m.

How far can you see?

APOD: 2018 May 8 - The Observable Universe

Powers Appointed NASA Press Secretary on Science stuff

May 10, 2018, 5:15 p.m.

Megan Powers has been selected by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to be the agency’s press secretary, working in the Office of Communications.

Powers Appointed NASA Press Secretary

The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble on Science stuff

May 10, 2018, 3:18 p.m.

How was the unusual...

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Spring Color in the North Sea on Science stuff

May 9, 2018, 5:42 a.m.

Warm air and sunlight beget warmer ocean waters and provoke blooms of the “grass of the sea”—phytoplankton.

Spring Color in the North Sea

The Unusual Boulder at Tychos Peak on Science stuff

May 8, 2018, 9:23 a.m.

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Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon on Science stuff

May 7, 2018, 11:02 a.m.

Sometimes land an...

APOD: 2018 May 6 - Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon

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Voyage to the Red Planet on Science stuff

May 7, 2018, 3:37 a.m.

NASA's InSight spacecraft rests aboard a ULA Atlas V rocket, awaiting launch scheduled on May 5, 2018.

Voyage to the Red Planet

Demonstration Proves Nuclear Fission System Can Provide Space Exploration Power on Science stuff

May 4, 2018, 9:17 p.m.

NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and ...

Demonstration Proves Nuclear Fission Can Provide Exploration Power

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NASA to Preview Pair of Upcoming US Spacewalks, Provide Live Coverage on Science stuff

May 4, 2018, 6:34 a.m.

Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station for a pair of six-and-a-half-hour spacewalks May 16 and 30.

NASA to Preview Pair of Upcoming US Spacewalks, Provide Live Coverage

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