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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…

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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…

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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…

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NASA Reveals Semifinalists of Power to Explore Challenge
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NASA selected 45 student essays as semifinalists of its 2024-2025 Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students…

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Colorful Clouds Drifting Over Mars
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While the Martian clouds may look like the kind seen in Earth’s skies, they include frozen carbon dioxide, or dry…

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NASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Returning Samples from Mars
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To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity,…

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NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement
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New images taken from space show how dust on and around InSight is changing over time — information that can…

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After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True
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Six decades after the launch of the first nuclear-powered space mission, NASA is embarking on a bold future of human…

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Perseverance Pays Off for Student Challenge Winners
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As radioisotopes power the Perseverance rover to explore Mars, perseverance “powered” three winners to write essays each year till they…

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