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In 2000, NASA's MISR used 9 cameras aboard Terra to study clouds, winds and aerosols. 1 year later, scientists showed it could measure cloud heights to within 400 meters worldwide, opening new possibilities for meteorology

NASA’s MISR instrument is giving scientists a different way to study Earth’s atmosphere. Its nine cameras view the planet from different angles, revealing details that ordinary satellite images can miss. The unusual approach helps measure cloud heights, track winds and detect airborne particles such as pollution and dust. For researchers,…

The Economic Times

In 2018, a laboratory was launched to the International Space Station to study ultra-cold quantum gases in the microgravity environment

In 2018, a laboratory was launched to the International Space Station to study ultra-cold quantum gases in the microgravity environment. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab uses lasers to cool atoms near absolute zero. The facility allows scientists to study quantum phenomena, produce Bose-Einstein condensates in orbit and examine how atoms behave…

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Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can

NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the Moon with a single instruction: Work out among yourselves how to explore a patch of ground.

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Dear Firefly Aerospace Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for August 11

With a myriad of NASA contracts secured, Firefly Aerospace gears up to report its Q2 results as investors watch closely.

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The Boomerang Nebula is three times colder than Antarctica, and colder than space itself

Tucked roughly 5,000 light years away in the constellation Centaurus lies a place far colder than anything found on Earth. Known as the Boomerang Nebula, this dying star system holds the record for the coldest known naturally occurring object in the entire universe, sitting at just one degree above absolute…

The Times of India

NASA is flying planes into wildfires to try and figure out how they make their own thunderstorms

Clouds from wildfires can create firenadoes and produce thousands of lightning strikes that generate even more fires

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NASA is creating a fifth state of matter on the ISS, thanks to an upgrade to a mini-fridge-sized quantum lab

A new set of upgrades to the International Space Station’s Cold Atom Laboratory is allowing NASA to probe quantum mechanics at the coldest possible temperatures while in zero gravity.

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This NASA rover Perseverance just logged 26.2 miles on Mars. What it found could be even bigger

NASA Perseverance rover Mars travel record: NASA's Perseverance rover has achieved a remarkable feat, completing a marathon distance of 26.2 miles on Mars. This advanced rover, exploring Jezero Crater for signs of ancient life, reached this milestone in under five years, significantly faster than its predecessor, Opportunity.

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Watch NASA's new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)

NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will fly through the thin atmosphere of the Red Planet.

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NASA is making a powerful new ion engine to send astronauts to Mars — and it just passed its 1st test

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium metal vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than the ion engine on the Psyche mission.

Space

12 US scientists have gone missing or died. The mystery has become the talk - and worry - of Washington

The 12 scientists who have died or gone missing all appeared to have ties to nuclear or space programs and, in some cases, classified projects. Rhian Lubin delves into the cases

The Independent UK

Trump Says Government Investigating Circumstances Surrounding Missing, Dead Scientists

President Trump said officials are looking into several cases of U.S. scientists who have either died or gone missing in recent years.

International Business Times

Trump's Nuclear Mystery: Why 10 Scientists from Los Alamos and NASA JPL Vanished, with Answers Expected by April 26

The mysterious deaths and disappearances of 10 American scientists linked to nuclear and aerospace research in the last three years, as President Trump promises answers within 10 days.

International Business Times UK

Full List of 10 US Nuclear Scientists Who Have Mysteriously Vanished or Died Since 2023 as White House Launches Probe

The White House will look into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of at least 10 American scientists linked to nuclear, space, and classified research programmes since 2023.

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NASA Deaths: Is There A Conspiracy Targeting Scientists With UFO Secrets?

A string of deaths and disappearances among NASA and US defence scientists, including asteroid expert Michael David Hicks, is raising uncomfortable questions in Washington about espionage, UFO secrets and the protection of critical technology. Officials have not confirmed any foul play, but former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker calls the…

International Business Times UK

Is Neil McCasland Disappearance Related To NASA JPL Engineer Who Also Went Missing Eight Months Before He Did?

Retired Major General McCasland disappears, leaving personal items behind. His case follows NASA engineer Monica Reza's unsolved vanishing months earlier

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Jeff Bezos is dropping billions on a doomsday fleet to face a dinosaur-level threat hurtling toward Earth

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ aeronautics firm, is teaming up with NASA for a brand-new planetary defense mission called “Near-Earth Objects Hunter,” aiming to protect our planet from incoming asteroids. This high-tech initiative, which will utilize a new spacecraft named “Blue Ring,” is expected to launch sometime this year, though an…

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My unsung hero of science: Frank Malina – fearless rocket engineer, groundbreaking artist and communist ‘traitor’

Frank Malina was a lot of things. The Texas-born aeronautical engineer co-designed the first jet-assisted take-off (Jato) rocket and the US’s first operational high-altitude rocket. He co-founded and became director of Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory – and along the way, joined a team of rocket engineers who became known as…

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NASA Is Stress-Testing Mars Tech in Earth's Harshest Deserts — And the Results Are Wild

NASA is stress-testing new Mars exploration tech in Earth's harshest deserts, revealing surprising insights into how future drones, robots and gliders could survive the Red Planet.

International Business Times UK

3I/ATLAS Anomaly: Harvard Expert Warns Against Ignoring Surprising Data

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says data on 3I/ATLAS show unexplained acceleration and colour anomalies, urging scientists not to dismiss the evidence as mere error.

Space

Surprise asteroid flies by Earth at only 250 miles away (video)

An asteroid, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Sept. 30 after surprising astronomers.

Space

Wild new 'Skyfall' Mars mission would drop 6 scout helicopters onto the Red Planet from the air (video)

"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct."

Space

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab ending remote work policy for nearly 5,500 employees. 'Employees who do not return by their required date will be considered to have resigned.'

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has told more than 5,500 hybrid and telework employees that they must return to on-site work or resign.

Space

Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for new leadership, as current director Laurie Leshin has announced that she's stepping down from the role next month.

Space

Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'

After more than a week of delays, two new NASA missions have gotten the greenlight to head to space tonight (March 8).

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