Solar System

NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets – NASA Science

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NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets – NASA Science

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the principal investigator institution for DAVINCI and will perform project management for the mission, provide science instruments, as well as project systems engineering to develop the in-situ probe flight system that will enter the atmosphere of Venus. Goddard also leads the overall science for the mission with an external science team from across the … Read more

NASA-Led Team Links Comet Water to Earth’s Oceans – NASA Science

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NASA-Led Team Links Comet Water to Earth’s Oceans – NASA Science

Scientists find that cometary dust affects interpretation of spacecraft measurements, reopening the case for comets like 67P as potential sources of water for early Earth.  Researchers have found that water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a similar molecular signature to the water in Earth’s oceans. Contradicting some recent results, this finding reopens the case that Jupiter-family … Read more

Sinister Solar System – NASA Science

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Sinister Solar System – NASA Science

07 NASA X-ray Telescopes Reveal the “Bones” of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays and used them to image the bones in his wife’s hand, kicking off a revolutionary diagnostic tool for medicine. Now two of NASA’s X-ray space telescopes have combined their imaging powers to unveil the magnetic field “bones” … Read more

NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus – NASA Science

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NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus – NASA Science

The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating for over three decades and continues to make ground-breaking discoveries that shape our fundamental understanding of the universe. Hubble is a project of international cooperation between NASA and ESA (European Space Agency). NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the telescope and mission operations. Lockheed Martin … Read more

NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball – NASA Science

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NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball – NASA Science

The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating for over three decades and continues to make ground-breaking discoveries that shape our fundamental understanding of the universe. Hubble is a project of international cooperation between NASA and ESA (European Space Agency). NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the telescope and mission operations. Lockheed Martin … Read more

NASA’s Webb Reveals Unusual Jets of Volatile Gas from Icy Centaur 29P – NASA Science

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NASA’s Webb Reveals Unusual Jets of Volatile Gas from Icy Centaur 29P – NASA Science

“Centaurs can be considered as some of the leftovers of our planetary system’s formation. Because they are stored at very cold temperatures, they preserve information about volatiles in the early stages of the solar system,” said Sara Faggi of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and American University in Washington, DC, lead author … Read more

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Uses Iceland Terrain for Lunar Training – NASA Science

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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Uses Iceland Terrain for Lunar Training – NASA Science

The Artemis II crew astronauts, their backups, and the geology training field team pose in a valley in Iceland’s Vatnajökull national park. From front left: Angela Garcia, Jacob Richardson, Cindy Evans, Jenni Gibbons, Jacki Mahaffey, back row from left: Jeremy Hansen, John Ramsey, Reid Wiseman, Ron Spencer, Scott Wray, Kelsey Young, Patrick Whelley, Christina Koch, … Read more

9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole – NASA Science

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9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole – NASA Science

Because the Moon has no atmosphere to speak of, its surface is exposed to plasma and radiation from the Sun. As a result, static electricity builds up on the surface, as it does when you shuffle your feet against a carpeted floor. When you then touch something, you transfer that charge via a small shock. … Read more