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In his famous novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein describes a future…

A new network for comprehensive space weather monitoring

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The K7RA Solar Update

08/23/2024  Ten new sunspot groups appeared over this reporting week (August 15-21), but both solar flux…

NASA Astronauts Wilmore, Williams’ Space Station Science Highlights

Since the start of International Space Station operations more than two decades ago, crews have lived…

Hubble spots the Tucana Dwarf in the dark

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NASA Funds Studies to Support Crew Performance on Long-Duration Missions

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Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars

Visualization of the rays’ trajectories originating from a pencil beam with a small beam angle. Credit:…

August 2024 Transformer of the Month: Selina Salgado

As a Human Resource Business Partner at NASA Headquarters, Selina Salgado describes her job as helping…

New Scientist recommends multiverse thriller Dark Matter

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Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? A decision is imminent

NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the…