This spring, NASA Explorer Schools teams of teachers and administrators from Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa will…
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SATELLITES HELP IMPROVE WEATHER FORECASTS
Freighters, cruise lines, marine rescuers and coastal managers are among those who could benefit from prototype…
Challenger Crew Memorialized on Mars
NASA announced plans to name the landing site of the Mars Opportunity rover in honor of…
PACIFIC DICTATES DROUGHTS AND DRENCHINGS
The cooler and drier conditions in Southern California over the last few years appear to be…
HEALTHIER SPIRIT GETS BACK TO WORK
January 29, 2004 — NASA’s Spirit rover on Mars has resumed taking pictures as engineers continue…
SHUTTLE ENGINE PROPULSION MILESTONE
With a roar and a rush of water vapor, the Space Shuttle’s Main Engines (SSME) reached…
EXPLORE TWO VAST CONTINENTS
Marco Polo. Alexander the Great. They were some of history’s most prolific explorers, each trekking across…
YOU CAN MAKE A “DEEP IMPACT” ON A COMET
NASA will soon close their passenger list for a one-way trip to comet Tempel 1. On…
SATS IMPROVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL CHANGE
NASA’s Earth satellite observing systems are helping the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)…
SPIRIT’S SURROUNDINGS IN COLOR PANORAMA
The first 360-degree color view from NASA’s Spirit Mars Exploration Rover presents a range of tempting…