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NASA Just Made a Tiny New Robot Companion for the Mars Rover
It’s built to manage all kinds of situations.
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NASA Didn’t Catch an Error in the International Space Station’s Data Until a Kid Pointed it Out
"I just emailed NASA and they’re looking at the graphs that I’ve made.”
Emerging Tech
Inside the NASA Lab That Builds Model Airplanes
When it comes to aircraft, start small.
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Trump's 'Hard-Power' Budget Cuts Agencies, Shifts Research and Innovation to Private Sector
It also funnels more dollars into protecting national borders and cyberspace.
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The Key to Life on Mars Could Be an Institution Dedicated to Global Potato Research
Before it can send astronauts to Mars, NASA needs to figure out how to feed them there.
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How to Plan a Mission to the International Space Station
And you thought your team was organized.
Digital Government
These Are the 158 Key Federal Science Data Sets Rogue Programmers Have Duplicated So Far
This includes climate data from NASA and NOAA.
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Video: NASA's Science Spy Plane Catches What Satellites Can't
Not quite into space, but very close.
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Lawmakers Bump NASA Bill and Increase Several Agencies' Cyber Responsibilities
The House scheduled a vote on NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 for Monday under suspension of rules, but dropped it off the schedule.
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NASA Engineer Explains Why Trump’s Plan to Cut the Space Agency’s Climate Science Program Is Harder than It Sounds
Cutting the programs could be a logistical nightmare.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk’s Moon Mission Would Vault SpaceX Past NASA
The company plans to take two people—not astronauts, but private citizens—on a trip around the moon next year.
Emerging Tech
Seven Earth-Sized Planets Have Been Spotted Around a Nearby Star
And all of them are in the temperate zone.
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Video: Analyzing Genetic Data From the Space Station
Analyzing astronaut DNA could be the key to fixing health problems that occur in the micro-gravity environment.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX’s Self-Landing Rocket is a Flying Robot Great at Math
Landing spacecraft is fundamental to exploring our solar system.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX’s Launch This Weekend Is a Monument to Space Capitalism—Just Ask NASA
This marks the beginning of a new phase of American operations in space.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Released More Ultra-High Definition Footage of Earth
The space agency shows us a whole new world.
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