NASA’s Voyager 1 left Earth in 1977; now its signal takes over 22 hours to reach us and it is still sending data

Nearly 49 years after its launch, NASA's Voyager 1 continues to send data from around 25 billion kilometres away, making it ...

This satellite constellation transformed earth science by creatively tuning in to GPS signals

When NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, launched into orbit in 2016, none of the University of ...
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NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions

Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) measures wind speeds over Earth's oceans with seven microsatellites. Credit: NASA Langley video capture SAN FRANCISCO – NASA’s Earth Science ...

Would you spend a year pretending to live on Mars? NASA wants volunteers

Here's your chance to live like an astronaut as NASA seeks volunteers to live in a habitat for a year simulating future moon ...

NASA just launched a bold mission to rescue a falling space telescope before it crashes to Earth

The Swift Observatory is slated to enter Earth's atmosphere later this year, but the Katalyst Space spacecraft aims to boost ...
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NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency

Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA for a little more than a month, has vowed to make the United States great in space. With a background as a US Congressman, reality TV star, and television ...

A Rescue Mission to Save NASA’s Swift Telescope Launches to Orbit

A refrigerator-size spacecraft will try to grab onto Swift and nudge it to a higher orbit, enabling it to continue observing powerful cosmic explosions.

Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of ...
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Duffy comments seed doubts about future of NASA Earth science

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) 2 spacecraft is one of many science missions at NASA targeted for termination in the 2026 budget request. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech WASHINGTON — Comments by NASA’s ...