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Researchers using NASA’s SOFIA airborne telescope have found that magnetic fields are trapping the material that feeds the supermassive black hole in the galaxy Cygnus A.

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The ORACLES mission is gathering data on how aerosols such as smoke affect clouds and in turn Earth's climate.

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Scientists studying what amounts to a computer-simulated 'pulsar in a box' are uncovering particle behaviors that may help explain how neutron stars emit gamma-ray and radio pulses with ultraprecise timing.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which struck the Carolinas on Sept. 14 causing widespread damage, NASA quickly deployed a sophisticated airborne radar to give disaster response agencies a much-needed view of floodwaters that continued to threaten the region.

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NASA technology developed so aircraft arriving at busy airports can be managed more efficiently was officially transferred to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a recent ceremony in Washington, DC.

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NASA’s Kepler team has received data showing that the spacecraft’s ability to point precisely has degraded. In order to preserve high-value science data collected during its latest observation campaign, the Kepler team has placed the spacecraft in a stable, no-fuel-use sleep mode.

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Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe.

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Sixty years ago, in 1958, NASA was founded as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the agency has a long history of using airplanes to study space.

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On Sept. 20-21, 2018, the Mars InSight Roadshow will be visiting NASA in Silicon Valley! Join us to learn how the robotic lander will study Mars' deep interior.

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Like a collection of savvy entrepreneurs gathered to hear new business proposals in a “shark tank,” NASA’s aeronautical innovators always are looking for the “next best thing.”

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