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Rainbow-like glory on an exoplanet is 1st-ever detected
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the rainbow-like glory on giant exoplanet WASP-76b. If confirmed, it…
Did An Ancient Icy Impactor Create the Martian Moons?
The Martian moons Phobos and Deimos are oddballs. While other Solar System moons are round, Mars’…
Our Sun probably has a bunch of siblings
Stars are born in clusters. Some stay together as binaries, some drift apart and some are…
Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper
Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets…
Examining the blowtorch effect of satellite reentry through video
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A reaction wheel—one of the heaviest parts of a space mission, its…
Altitude Chamber Gets Upgrade for Artemis II, Spacecraft Testing Begins
Before the Orion spacecraft is stacked atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket ahead of…
NASA’s Next Solar Sail is About to Go to Space
Everyone knows that solar energy is free and almost limitless here on Earth. The same is…
NASA’s PACE Data on Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Now Available
NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing satellite, providing first-of-their-kind measurements of ocean…
Shawnta Ball Turns Obstacles into Opportunities in Goddard’s Education Office
Name: Shawnta Ball Title: Program Support Specialist Formal Job Classification: Administrative Support Assistant Organization: Office of…