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NASA For some people, a passion for space is something that might develop over time, but for Patrick Junen, the desire was there from the beginning. With a father and grandfather who both worked for NASA, space exploration is not […]

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6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Ames research scientist Kristina Pistone monitors instrument data while onboard the Twin Otter aircraft, flying over Monterey Bay during the October 2024 deployment of the AirSHARP campaign. NASA/Samuel […]

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) An antenna sticks out like whiskers from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in this artist’s concept of the spacecraft, which has been orbiting the Red Planet since 2006. This antenna […]

When two stars orbit one another in such a way that one blocks the other’s light each time it swings around, that’s an eclipsing binary. A new paper from NASA’s Eclipsing Binary Patrol citizen science project presents more than 10,000 […]

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Since childhood, Derrick Bailey always had an early fascination with aeronautics. Military fighter jet pilots were his childhood heroes, and he dreamed of joining the aerospace industry. This passion […]

An artist’s concept of NASA’s Orion spacecraft orbiting the Moon while using laser communications technology through the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System. Credit: NASA/Dave Ryan As NASA prepares for its Artemis II mission, researchers at the agency’s Glenn Research […]