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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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NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Oct. 15, 2026, and has been updated to correct the location of the flights. A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Amarillo, Texas, from Thursday,…
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NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module
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Destined for Mars and beyond, NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom will be humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft to travel outside Earth’s orbit. Announced during NASA’s “Ignition” event, this mission will demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion in deep space, and progress is underway…
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