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Soliton Waves Jul 18, 2023

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A constellation of CubeSats could be used to map small orbital debris by detecting plasma solitons to mitigate on-orbit collisions.

A Volatile History Jul 17, 2023

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Volcanic activity, lasting thousands of centuries and erupting massive amounts of material may have helped transform Venus.

A Flight into the Future Jul 14, 2023

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On July 14, 1914, Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts physics professor, registered his first two patents describing a multi-stage rocket and a rocket fueled by liquid propellants.

JunoCam Jul 13, 2023

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A special instrument aboard the spacecraft Juno was included specifically for citizen scientists.

Lagrange Points Jul 12, 2023

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Webb is the world’s first space deployable telescope. But in order for the telescope to do its remarkable work, it had to be sent to a specific location in space.

LEGO Rover Kit Jul 11, 2023

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NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are busy exploring Mars, one-tenth-scale buildable models are touching down in homes around the globe.

Laser Bandwidths Jul 10, 2023

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Astronauts, mission controllers, and scientists rely on a communications network to transmit messages and commands.

Message in a Bottle Jul 07, 2023

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Members of the public are invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon.

Generating Power Jul 06, 2023

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Power systems that utilize spinning rotors take advantage of dense atmospheres, utilizing drag forces to generate electrical power.

Names on a Map Jul 05, 2023

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Geologists studying Mars rely on names on a map to understand the landscape and communicate about the area.