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NASA’s Hubble Charts Path for Roman with Gravitational Lenses 
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This observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by Hubble in preparation for science with the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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Pedal to the Metal: NASA’s Psyche Heads Toward Asteroid Belt
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With a successful Mars gravity assist in its rearview mirror, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has fired up its thrusters and is accelerating to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name. During the first leg of its journey, following an October 2023…

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Fires Char New Guinea
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Emissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought.

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Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community
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NASA Science wants to deliver science faster, so we’re changing how we compete and select missions. On Monday, October 26, we will host a virtual NASA Science Town Hall.

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Spacesuits, Lunar Agriculture, and Breathing Research Top Wednesday’s Schedule
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Spacesuit checks topped Wednesday’s task list aboard the International Space Station as two astronauts prepare for a spacewalk next week. The Expedition 75 crew members also kept up advanced microgravity research exploring space agriculture and the respiratory system midweek.

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Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture.…

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NASA’s CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth’s Surface
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From orbit, today’s space-based laser instruments measure Earth’s forests and terrain one narrow line at a time. Between those lines are enormous gaps that include millions of acres of land scientists never directly measure. NASA’s CASALS instrument will blend machine…

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Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland
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The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.

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