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NASA Webb Telescope Resumes Rigorous Vibration Qualification Tests
Engineers have resumed a series of critical and rigorous vibration qualification tests on NASA’s mammoth James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
Could NASA Be Muzzled Under Trump Administration?
The Trump Administration appears to be trying to change how government agencies disseminate information to the public. According to reports…
New Age in Weather Forecasting Begins with Spectacular 1st Images from NASA/NOAA GOES-16 Observatory
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A new age has begun in the nations weather forecasting capabilities with the release today…
Here’s the Highest Resolution Map of Pluto We’ll Get from New Horizons
Members of the New Horizons team recently conducted a live panel discussion where they talked about the spacecraft's greatest accomplishments,…
Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Honored at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, and one of…
NASA: 2016 Was the Warmest Year on Record… Again!
According to independent analyses by NASA and the NOAA, 2016 was the warmest year on record, making it the 16th…
What Was the Carrington Event?
In 1859, the Sun gave off the most powerful solar flare on record. A blast of radiation and particles so…
The Incredible Story of How the Huygens Mission to Titan Succeeded When It Could Have Failed
Twelve years ago today, the Huygens probe landed on Titan, marking the farthest point from Earth any spacecraft has ever…
What is the International Space Station?
In orbit of Earth, at an altitude of between 330 and 435 km (205 and 270 mi), is the International…
NASA Announces Missions to Explore Early Solar System
NASA has announced the two missions that will make up Discovery 13 and 14, both of which are robotic missions…