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SPHERES: How a Class Project Turned into an Experiment Facility in Space
Seventeen years ago in a classroom not that far away, the SPHERES facility was born. As…
NASA Small Satellite Duo Deploys from Space Station into Earth Orbit
After a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s two Nodes satellites were deployed on…
Kepler-223 System: Clues to Planetary Migration
A new study finds a solar system whose planets may resemble the ancient configuration of Jupiter,…
First CubeSat Built by an Elementary School Deployed into Space
NASA deployed a CubeSat designed and constructed by 400 pre-kindergarten through eight grade students at St.…
2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System
A recently published study is helping to demystify the largest known object in our solar system…
Briefing materials: 1,284 Newly Validated Kepler Planets
Briefing materials for the announcement of 1,284 newly validated Kepler planets
What’s Growing on the Space Station’s Walls? Observing How Microbes Adapt in a Spaceflight Environment
Microbial Tracking-1 (MT-1) is a three-part flight investigation that monitors the types of microbes present on…
Flying Observatory Detects Atomic Oxygen in Martian Atmosphere
An instrument onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy detected atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of…