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Sugar is Sweet, Essential to Life — and It’s Probably in Deep Space
When we think of sugar, it’s in the form of a holiday sweet or a reason…
NASA’s Plum Brook Station Completes Acoustic Test for SLS
Researchers at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, recently completed a development test on a…
Trilobites: It’s the Solar System’s Most Distant Object. Astronomers Named It Farout.
Orbiting 11 billion miles from the sun, this tiny world offers additional clues in the search…
NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of Rona Ramon
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about the passing of Rona Ramon,…
Bettina Inclán Named to Head NASA Office of Communications
Bettina Inclán has been named by Administrator Jim Bridenstine to be NASA’s Associate Administrator for Communications.
NASA Begins America’s New Moon to Mars Exploration Approach in 2018
NASA welcomed a new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, deputy administrator, Jim Morhard, and chief financial officer, Jeff…
Trilobites: Saturn With No Rings? It Could Happen, and Sooner Than Astronomers Expected
The “ring rain” that falls into the gas giant is so abundant that the icy bands…
115 Years of Flight
For most of human history, we mortals have dreamed of taking to the skies. Then, 115…
NASA Research Reveals Saturn is Losing Its Rings at “Worst-Case-Scenario” Rate
New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated…