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Watch NASA Test an SLS Tank to Destruction
By the time a rocket actually launches, it's components have been through a ton of rigorous testing. That's certainly true…
It’s Time to Decide. Where Should OSIRIS-REx Take a Sample from Bennu?
NASA's OSIRIS-REx arrived at asteroid Bennu in December 2018. During the past year, it's been imaging the surface of the…
NASA Supercomputer Simulates the Weather on Mars
The Martian atmosphere is a lot different than Earth's. It's over 95% carbon dioxide, and contains only trace amounts of…
Here’s a Deepfake of Nixon Giving a Eulogy for the Apollo 11 Astronauts if Their Mission Failed
It's July 16th, 1969. The Apollo 11 crew have completed their training, and they're in the Columbia Command Module atop…
Aquatic Rover Drives on the Underside of the Ice in Antarctica
Not all rovers are designed to roam around on the surface of other worlds like Mars. One rover, at least,…
Stingray Glider to Explore the Cloudtops of Venus
Researchers at the University of Buffalo's CASH Lab are working on a glider inspired by the stingray to explore Venus.
Mars 2020 Rover is Going to a Place on Mars That’s Perfect for Preserving Fossils
Back in November 2018, NASA announced that the Mars 2020 rover would land in the Jezero Crater. Jezero Crater is…
TESS Has Now Captured Almost the Entire Southern Sky. Here’s a Mosaic Made of 15,347 Photographs
NASA has just released a beautiful panoramic image of the southern sky, which is composed of images taken by the…
NASA is Testing a Coating to Help Astronauts and Their Equipment Shed Dangerous Lunar Dust
NASA is developing an advanced new coating that could protect everything from spacecraft systems to astronauts from harmful lunar dust.
Weekly Space Hangout: November 6, 2019 – Tiera & Myron Fletcher, Engineers on NASA’s Space Launch System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wz-Mz8A-bQ Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Nancy Atkinson ( @Nancy_A / @nancyatkinson_ut) Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) Veranika Klimovich ( @VeronikaSpace)…