NASA wants to know how much life it's venting into space
To comply, NASA has sought to sanitize Mars rovers at a threshold of no more than 300,000 bacterial spores on any surface.
Donna Vickroy: Mission accomplished for late suburban astrophysicist who proved his doubters wrong
While Earthlings were wrapping gifts and preparing holiday buffets this past Christmas Eve, a rocket named for a south ...
Another eerie pattern is emerging in the Antarctic
A widespread, record-breaking melting event occurred across the Antarctic throughout December, and now, photos captured by ...
Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory unscathed by Eaton fire, but not its workforce
On Jan. 11, an airborne imaging spectrometer managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew over Los Angeles County to ...
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Launching Several Missions in 2025
Learn about the missions NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is planning to launch, including research on the expansion of the ...
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20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind
Genesis data is now producing high impact science in cosmochemistry, solar physics, coronal mass ejections, and space ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada
On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly ...
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Astronomers find hundreds of 'hidden' black holes — and there may be billions or even trillions more
Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...
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Eaton Fire displaces 200 NASA JPL employees
The Eaton Fire has caused widespread destruction, displacing thousands, including nearly 200 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees who now face the challenge of rebuilding their lives ...
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Wildfires in California are having an impact on the mission to Mars
Wildfires in California caused evacuations at NASA Jet Propulsion Labaratory in Pasadena, halting the Perseverance Rover ...