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CHIPS BEGINS INTERSTELLAR SEARCH
The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS) satellite is living up to the adage “good things…
NASA ENGINEERS TEST WRIGHT STUFF
It triggers the imagination. What would aviation pioneer Orville Wright think about a reproduction of his…
CASSINI REVEALS MASSIVE JUPITER GAS CLOUD
Using a sensitive new imaging instrument on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, researchers have discovered a large and…
COCOON FOUND INSIDE THE BLACK WIDOW’S WEB
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory image of the mysterious “Black Widow” pulsar reveals the first direct evidence…
REMNANTS OF ANCIENT STARS IN EARTH’S UPPER ATMOSPHERE
NASA researchers believe they have found bits of ancient stars in small particles gathered in the…
ER-2 AIRCRAFT SEARCHES COLUMBIA’S PATH FOR DEBRIS
A NASA high-altitude research aircraft flew over portions of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s flight path Saturday.…
PIONEER 10 SPACECRAFT SENDS LAST SIGNAL
After more than 30 years, it appears the venerable Pioneer 10 spacecraft has sent its last…
NASA CALLS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD
NASA’s is accepting nominations for the Tenth Annual “NASA Software of the Year Award.” The competition…
NASA SOLVES HALF-CENTURY OLD MOON MYSTERY
In the early morning hours of Nov. 15, 1953, an amateur astronomer in Oklahoma photographed what…