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A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science Corrections

A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) solicits proposals that advance the goals and objectives of ...

NASA confirms triple asteroid will zoom past Earth on March 31– What it means for Earth?

On March 31, 2026, Earth will witness three near-Earth asteroid flybys. From a 36-foot bus-sized rock to a 72-foot ...

A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter

The findings were published March 20 in the journal AGU Advances and were based on data recorded by Juno in 2021 and 2022, ...
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NASA’s Voyager 1 reaches a staggering new distance from Earth

In the silent, freezing expanse of interstellar space, a small spacecraft launched in the era of disco and analog tape has ...
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Electron launches first NASA PREFIRE Earth science cubesat

An Electron lifts off May 25 carrying the first of two NASA PREFIRE cubesats. Credit: Rocket Lab LOS ANGELES — Rocket Lab launched the first of two NASA Earth science cubesats on an Electron rocket ...
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Inside NASA’s audacious plan to save a doomed space telescope

NASA’s Swift space telescope is doomed to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year. A daring mission to boost it to ...
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What is launching on SpaceX Falcon 9 on March 30? NASA science and tech demos explained

NASA’s CubeSats and technology demonstrations will launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 on March 30, testing communications, thermal protection and in-space capabilities to support research.
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Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the Decadal Survey

Understanding the complex, changing planet on which we live, how it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability to do so in the future is one of the greatest intellectual challenges ...