NASA is partnering with a Pentagon research agency to develop a nuclear-powered rocket engine in preparation for sending astronauts to Mars.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2023
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One of last year's space highlights was the NASA DART mission's collision with Dimorphos, the small moon of the binary asteroid Didymos (seen left). The impact measurably shifted the target asteroid's orbit around its primary ...
Space Exploration
Jan 19, 2023
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Authorities have positively identified the remains of an Army Air Forces pilot from Ohio who died when his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, the Defense Department announced Thursday.
Archaeology
Jan 12, 2023
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The U.S. military has an idea to save its seaside bases from some of their most relentless foes: flooding, erosion and storm surge.
Environment
Jan 10, 2023
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After almost 40 years circling Earth, a retired NASA science satellite plunged harmlessly through the atmosphere off the coast of Alaska, NASA reported Monday.
Space Exploration
Jan 9, 2023
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A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky.
Space Exploration
Jan 7, 2023
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There's an old adage in the engineering field—what gets funded gets built. So it's sure to be a happy time over at the Planetary Society, as NEO Surveyor, the project the organization has primarily supported over the past ...
Space Exploration
Dec 27, 2022
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New research from Harvard University finds that a government policy that delayed rice planting in northwest India may have had an unintended consequence for air quality in the region. The policy, which was first adopted in ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2022
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The demonstration that a regulatory protein linked to stress responses in plants also serves as a master switch for anti-pathogen immunity could help breeders develop more pest-resistant and climate-resilient crops.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2022
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For people trying to lower their carbon footprint in the world, flying is a conundrum.
Environment
Nov 18, 2022
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