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february 24, 2023 - NOIRLab

The largest two-dimensional map of the sky ever made has grown even larger with the tenth data release from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys — a monumental six-year survey covering nearly half the sky....



february 20, 2023 - NASA

Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. This unique feature will now be referred to as “Mons Mouton,” after #...



february 17, 2023 - NASA

NASA and Boeing will host a mission overview media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 17, to provide a status update on the first astronaut flight test of the company's CST-100 Starliner to th...



february 16, 2023 - ESA

Researchers using the #nasaesacsajameswebbspacetelescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths. The dat...



february 13, 2023 - NASA

Among other discoveries made by the rover, rippled rock textures suggest lakes existed in a region of ancient Mars that scientists expected to be drier.When NASA’s Curiosity rover arrived at the “sulf...



february 01, 2023 - NASA

When it comes to #nasa, most #people look to the skies as rockets, rovers, and astronauts push the boundaries of space exploration. But the benefits of going above and beyond can be found here on Eart...



january 24, 2023 - NASA

NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, an enabling capability for #nasa crewed missio...



january 24, 2023 - NASA

NASA announced Thursday its new Mars Sample Receiving Project office, responsible for receiving and curating the first samples returned from the Red Planet, will be located at the agency's Johnson Spa...



january 20, 2023 - NASA

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy, as well as other agency speakers, will participate in the 202...



january 20, 2023 - NASA

NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The #boeing Company for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of green single-aisle ...



january 19, 2023 - NOIRLab

Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects — arguably the largest such catalog so far. T...



january 16, 2023 - NASA

Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by #nasa. Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 20...



january 12, 2023 - ESA

NGC 346, one of the most dynamic star-forming regions in nearby galaxies, is full of mystery. Now, though, it is less mysterious thanks to new findings from the #nasaesacsajameswebbspacetelescope.NCG ...



january 11, 2023 - NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 11, to discuss results from the investigation of the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 external coolant leak and the forward strategy for uninte...



january 04, 2023 - NASA

Former astronaut #waltercunningham, who flew into space on #apollo7, the first flight with crew in NASA's Apollo Program, died early Tuesday morning in Houston. He was 90 years old."Walt Cunningham wa...