Science

How Engineers at NASA-JPL Persevered to Develop a Ventilator

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Clockwise from bottom left: Brandon Metz, Shaunessy Grant, Michael Johnson, Dave Van Buren, Michelle Easter and...

Europlanet Telescope Network issues 1st Alert – A new north polar spot in Saturn

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Europlanet Telescope Network issues 1st Alert – A new north polar spot in Saturn

Laser-powered rover to explore Moon’s dark shadows

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RAT rover by night.

Tiny NASA Satellite Captures First Image of Clouds and Aerosols

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After several months of commissioning, the HARP CubeSat sent back a first light capture on April 16, 2020. The coastlines of...

Magnetic north and the elongating blob

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Swirling iron.

NASA’s ICESat-2 Measures Arctic Ocean’s Sea Ice Thickness, Snow Cover

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Scientists have used NASA's ICESat-2 to measure the thickness of Arctic sea ice, as well as the depth of snow...

NASA Satellite Data Show Air Pollution Decreases over Southwest U.S. Cities

On March 19, California was one of the first states to set mandatory stay-at-home restrictions in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. Arizona and Nevada followed suit around April 1. The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on board NASA's Aura...

Delta Scuti stars reveal some of their secrets

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The Delta Scuti-star beta Pictoris.