Map of the north polar region of Ceres. The color areas are areas that are continuously…
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PACE Systems Engineer Kate A. McGinnis spent years planning the vibration, acoustic, and shock tests for…
New book gives insider’s view of cosmic search for life
Credit: Macmillan Publishers Whether life exists anywhere besides Earth is a burning question that, at long…
NASA’s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck
A team of engineers lifts the mast into place atop of NASA’s VIPER robotic Moon rover…
NASA’s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck
In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA’s VIPER…
NASA’s Fermi mission sees no gamma rays from nearby supernova
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NASA Goddard to Build Quake Detector for Artemis III Moon Landing
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