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Webb Telescope Spots a Plume of Unusual Size Spewing From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

May 30, 2023

Isaac Schultz

The Webb Space Telescope’s latest subject is a wet one: a gigantic plume of water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus.Read more…
Read more: Webb Telescope Spots a Plume of Unusual Size Spewing From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
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Grasp the Size of a Black Hole in This New NASA Animation

May 2, 2023

Kevin Hurler

A video recently shared by NASA showcases just how big supermassive black holes can get. Supermassive black holes have masses greater than 100,000 Suns, and NASA’s new visualization shows the extent to which our local star pales in comparison. Read mor…
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NASA Apparently Needs a Second Babysitter for the Ambitious Mars Sample Return

April 14, 2023

Isaac Schultz

NASA is setting up an independent review board to oversee the Mars Sample Return mission plans, in an effort to make sure the mission will be completed on time and—crucially—under budget.Read more…
Read more: NASA Apparently Needs a Second Babysitter for the Ambitious Mars Sample Return
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New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’

April 10, 2023

Passant Rabie

When Dr. Makenzie Lystrup was sworn in as the new director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center last week, she didn’t take her oath of office on the Bible or the U.S. Constitution, but rather on a tome revered by space enthusiasts everywhere: Carl Sag…
Read more: New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’
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Contamination Prevention Is Key as NASA Preps for Incoming Asteroid Samples

March 27, 2023

Passant Rabie

In October 2020, engineers landed a spacecraft on an asteroid 200 million miles (320 million km) from Earth and collected a rocky sample from its surface. But that wasn’t even the hardest part. Now the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way back to Earth …
Read more: Contamination Prevention Is Key as NASA Preps for Incoming Asteroid Samples
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Chinese Moon Mission Finds a Potential Water Reservoir in Lunar Soil

March 27, 2023

Isaac Schultz

Researchers studying lunar soil samples from China’s Chang’e-5 mission believe they may have found a water reservoir on Earth’s arid satellite.Read more…
Read more: Chinese Moon Mission Finds a Potential Water Reservoir in Lunar Soil
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NASA’s DART Asteroid-Smashing Mission Changed the Course of Planetary Defense

March 1, 2023

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid and altering its orbit, in a pioneering test of planetary defense.Read more…
Read more: NASA’s DART Asteroid-Smashing Mission Changed the Course of Planetary Defense
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Samples From Ryugu Asteroid Contain Organic Molecules

February 27, 2023

Isaac Schultz

Scientists have confirmed that organic molecules exist in samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu, adding credence to the idea that the ingredients for life came to Earth via meteorite and asteroid impacts.Read more…
Read more: Samples From Ryugu Asteroid Contain Organic Molecules

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Webb Telescope Spots a Plume of Unusual Size Spewing From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Grasp the Size of a Black Hole in This New NASA Animation

NASA Apparently Needs a Second Babysitter for the Ambitious Mars Sample Return

New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’

Contamination Prevention Is Key as NASA Preps for Incoming Asteroid Samples

Chinese Moon Mission Finds a Potential Water Reservoir in Lunar Soil

NASA’s DART Asteroid-Smashing Mission Changed the Course of Planetary Defense

Samples From Ryugu Asteroid Contain Organic Molecules

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