NanoSail-D Stories
October 2026 Satellite Puzzler
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Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
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Lunar Grounding Challenge
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As an astronaut traverses the lunar South Pole, tribocharging from walking on the lunar surface and plasma charging from the ambient plasma generate electric charge on the spacesuit. This problem is severely compounded when entering lunar shadows and Permanently Shadowed…
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn
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A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m.…
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