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A Colossal Find Sep 02, 2020

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The golf-ball sized rock that appeared coal black against the white Antarctic snow, would prove to be one of the best-preserved meteorites of its kind.

Eyes on the Solar System Sep 01, 2020

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Now you can travel to the planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and see the NASA spacecraft that explore them.

It Takes MOXIE Aug 31, 2020

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MOXIE is the first in-situ resource utilization experiment on another planet.

Braking Conditions Aug 28, 2020

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The ultimate objective of FAA friction research is to provide pilots and airports with useful, accurate, and timely information about braking conditions on runways – no matter what those conditions might be.

Usable Trash Aug 27, 2020

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OSCAR processes small pieces of trash in a high temperature reactor, effectively turning trash into usable resources.

Resources on the Moon Aug 26, 2020

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Finding resources on the Moon is very important to the Artemis program because it allows human exploration to be sustained on the lunar surface.

Spacesuit Samples Aug 25, 2020

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As Perseverance searches for rock samples on Mars, it will also be studying samples of a different kind.

Imaging the Starry Sky Aug 24, 2020

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TESS has finished its primary mission, imaging about 75 percent of the starry sky.

Space Crops Aug 21, 2020

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The Passive Porous Plant Nutrient System is one of the latest food production technologies developed in the NASA lab.

Lander Vison Aug 20, 2020

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As a NASA technologist, Andrew Johnson listens to the needs of the mission and then creates or innovates something new to meet those needs.

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