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A Moon Rock in Washington May 13, 2021

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A Moon rock has a place of honor in the Oval Office of the White House, on loan to the current administration.

Precision Timekeeping May 12, 2021

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NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock is a navigation shift that would allow us to more efficiently and precisely track spacecraft in flight.

Gateway May 11, 2021

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It will be the first long-term orbiting outpost around the Moon.

A NASA Mom May 10, 2021

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She’s the lead Mom for the OSIRIS-REx mission – NASA’s first ever asteroid sample return mission.

Small Packages May 07, 2021

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During its flight demonstration, RainCube provided scientists with 3D pictures of what was going on inside storms around the world.

No More Blackouts May 06, 2021

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No more communication blackouts while waiting for this spacecraft to pass over a ground station.

Wiggling Worms May 05, 2021

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Even worms have to use it or lose it when it comes to muscles in space.

Data from Cassini May 04, 2021

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Exactly how long is a day on Saturn? The answer, my friends, was hidden in the rings.

Ghostly Lights May 03, 2021

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The AZURE mission carried scientific instruments that deployed visible gases that ionized when exposed to sunlight.

Tracking Orbital Debris Apr 30, 2021

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With more than seven thousand metric tons and millions of individual pieces of space junk orbiting Earth, tracking the debris is essential.