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Designed to Do Feb 07, 2025

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Robotics systems engineers create and test the complex algorithms and operations software that allow robots to do what they were designed to do.

Looking Earthward Feb 06, 2025

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Curiosity has captured blue Martian sunsets, passing asteroids, and images of Mars’ two moons Phobos and Deimos as they transited across the Sun.

Traversing Mars Feb 05, 2025

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Mobility technology is important because these rovers that go to the Moon and Mars have very different terrain that they need to traverse.

Planetary Defenders Feb 04, 2025

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NASA took the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival to highlight its upcoming documentary, Planetary Defenders.

Shadow Play Feb 03, 2025

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People looked for shadows yesterday on Groundhog Day, but NASA researchers chase shadows across the universe every day.

Local Pollution Jan 31, 2025

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When particles from local pollution get caught up in the atmosphere, they may impact humans in other states miles away.

Oral Histories Jan 30, 2025

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Collecting oral histories is a valuable tool to preserve institutional memory, filling in the gaps when documentation is scarce.

Calculating Lunar New Year Jan 29, 2025

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The Lunar New Year begins sometime between January 21st and February 20th each year. But how is that date determined?

The First American in Orbit Jan 28, 2025

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In 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.

A Lunar Pipeline Jan 27, 2025

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Imagine a lunar pipeline built by robots that could transport oxygen to future Moon bases.