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SOFIA to Make Advance Observations of Next New Horizons Flyby Object
On July 10, researchers using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, will attempt to…
NASA Ames Hosts Exploration Science Forum, Recognizes Scientists, July 18-20
NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, or SSERVI, will hold its annual Exploration Science Forum…
New Mysteries Surround New Horizons’ Next Flyby Target
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft doesn’t zoom past its next science target until New Year’s Day 2019,…
NASA Simulates Asteroid Impacts to Help Identify Possible Life-Threatening Events
When an asteroid struck the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013, the blast from the asteroid’s…
SOFIA Arrives in New Zealand to Observe Southern Skies
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, on June 22 to…
Scientists Uncover Origins of the Sun’s Swirling Spicules
For the first time, a computer simulation — so detailed it took a full year to…
New Horizons Team Digs into New Data on Next Flyby Target
At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, positioned to catch…
SOFIA Finds Cool Dust Around Energetic Active Black Holes
Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio using observations from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared…
NASA-supported High School Teams Advance to FIRST Robotics World Championships
Reflecting its ongoing commitment to advance science, technology, engineering and math opportunities for students, NASA's Ames…