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NASA Selects Winners of the 2024-2025 Power to Explore Challenge
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NASA has chosen three winners out of nine finalists in the fourth annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing…

May 7, 2025
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Nine Finalists Advance in NASA’s Power to Explore Challenge
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NASA has named nine finalists out of the 45 semifinalist student essays in the Power to Explore Challenge, a national…

Apr 23, 2025
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2024 NASA Power to Explore Contest Winners
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2023 – 2024 Power to Explore Contest Winners NASA announced the winners of the third annual Power to Explore Challenge,…

Apr 21, 2025
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Radioisotope Power for Spacecraft
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NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars and other NASA spacecraft that explore some of the most distant, darkest and dustiest places…

Apr 3, 2025
How NASA’s Perseverance Is Helping Prepare Astronauts for Mars
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The rover carries several swatches of spacesuit materials, and scientists are assessing how they’ve held up after four years on…

Mar 26, 2025
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Power to Explore Student Essay Challenge 2025 Trailer
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The annual NASA writing challenge invites K-12th grade students in the United States to learn about Radioisotope Power Systems and…

Mar 25, 2025
Radioisotope Heater Unit Pull-Apart Animation
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Animation of the components of a radioisotope heater unit (RHU) component.

Mar 24, 2025
Radioisotope Power Systems – Power to Explore
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Space nuclear power to explore the deepest, dustiest, darkest, and most distant regions of our solar system and beyond.

Mar 24, 2025