NASA and India’s ISRO have launched a cutting-edge Earth-observing satellite called NISAR, equipped with the most advanced radar systems ever flown. This historic collaboration will scan nearly the entire planet every 12 days, providing…
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NISAR Blasts Into Orbit: World’s Most Advanced Radar Satellite to Scan Earth’s Surface Every 12 Days
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Looking Forward to the Moon
On May 8, 2022, NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems’ Program Manager Shawn Quinn captured this crop of a full frame image of the Hadley–Apennine region of Earth’s Moon including the Apollo 15 landing site (very near the edge of the shadow…
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China launches new group of Guowang satellites from commercial spaceport
HELSINKI — China launched a sixth batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites Wednesday, with a Long March 8A rocket launch from Hainan.
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A quantum computer goes to space
Quantum computers in space could be useful for communications networks or for testing fundamental physics.
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Space – the quiet element behind Midnight Hammer
It can be said with certainty that a lot went into Operation Midnight Hammer. The June 22 precision strike on Iranian strategic weapons production facilities was an airtight operation conducted with great execution, coordination and…
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GSLV launches NASA-ISRO radar satellite
An Indian rocket placed into orbit a billion-dollar Earth science mission jointly developed by NASA and the Indian space agency ISRO.
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Laine Havens: Melding Science and Storytelling
Laine Havens — now a senior at Cornell University and three-time NASA intern — grew up with a deep curiosity about how the universe works and a family that encouraged her to explore it. Throughout her childhood, Laine was immersed in science…
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Bacterial Communities Go Synchronized Swimming – Space & Physics | Weizmann Wonder Wander
A desert region in northern Mexico sparked the imagination of Prof. Joel Stavans, a physicist who studies the physics of biological processes and is particularly interested in natural bacterial communities. He learned about a unique aquatic…
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First Eris launch fails to reach orbit
WASHINGTON — The first flight of an orbital rocket developed by an Australian company ended seconds after liftoff July 29 when the rocket crashed near its launch pad.
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4614-4615: Driving Along the Boxwork
Written by Conor Hayes, Graduate Student at York University
Earth planning date: Monday, July 28, 2025
Today was a pretty straightforward day of planning. Our drive over the weekend completed successfully, and we quickly confirmed…
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