The James Webb telescope, part 2
Chris Heffner, NASA Solar System Ambassador, takes a look how the the James Webb Telescope, launching in December, will be able to look...
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johnmackinssa
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
The James Webb Telescope, Part 1
Chris Heffner, NASA Solar System Ambassador, takes an initial look the James Webb Telescope launching in December. Our next generation...
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johnmackinssa
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
In-Depth on the Artemis 1 Launch
Getting excited about the Artemis 1 launch? Get more details on the launch windows and constraints. Click here for the story.
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johnmackinssa
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
SLS readying for January launch to the Moon
The Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built, is being readied for the Artemis 1 launch to the Moon now scheduled for...
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johnmackinssa
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
NASA is testing a 3D printer that uses moon dust to print in space
As part of the Artemis plan to return to the moon, new technologies are being tested including the possibility of building on the moon...
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johnmackinssa
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Mars Canyon vs. Grand Canyon
It's nearly 10 times as long as the Grand Canyon, and three times as deep. But how did it form on Mars?
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johnmackinssa
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Learn About the Universe With the James Webb Space Telescope
Launching on December 18, 2021, check out this article for an in-depth look at the new telescope.
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Mystery behind Jupiter’s spectacular X-ray auroras revealed
Jupiter has the most powerful auroras in the solar system, and is the only one of the four giant planets with an aurora that has been...
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
SpaceX Will Launch NASA's Europa Clipper Probe to Jupiter's Orbit
NASA said that the Europa Clipper spacecraft will launch in October 2024 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida....
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
SLS reading to launch in November or December
Need a quick resource on SLS and Artemis 1, check out the poster below. For more details, go to the NASA Artemis 1 website.
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Interested in NASA software for Ingenuity?
Created at NASA’s JPL, the open-source flight software called F Prime isn’t just powering humanity’s first interplanetary helicopter;...
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Ingenuity's 9th flight scouts for Perseverance
Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science plan going forward. Dunes,...
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
NASA Solar Sail to Launch on Artemis I
NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout is tucked away safely inside the agency’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at NASA’s Kennedy...
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Fly-by Jupiter like a starship captain
On June 7, 2021, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s ice-encrusted moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in more than two...
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Dropping a ball on various planets
What would it be like to drop a 1-kg (2.2 lb) ball on the sun, planets and other objects in our solar system. Check it out here.
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johnmackinssa
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
NASA’s next Jupiter mission
NASA’s next Jupiter mission will hunt for life’s ingredients under Europa’s frozen shell The Europa Clipper mission is set to launch in...
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johnmackinssa
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1 min
NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus
We are going back to Venus with DAVINCI+ and VERITAS. Check out the story here. And NASA is supply technology to the third mission from...
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johnmackinssa
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1 min
NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon Deliveries
The payloads, including one from JPL, mark the agency’s first selections from its Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of...
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johnmackinssa
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1 min
Space Launch System Rocket Being Assembled
The Space Launch System rocket core stage for the first Artemis mission was lifted and stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building at...
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johnmackinssa
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
NASA Selects SpaceX for Next Moon Lander
You may have been watching SpaceX as they land and reuse the Falcon 9 and Dragon space capsules. Now SpaceX has been chosen to design the...
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