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NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate
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Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevations could serve as a new mineralogical marker for understanding Mars' ancient climate.

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Going Low and Slow in Testing
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on April 28, 2026, during testing focused on lower-speed and altitude flight conditions in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. The X-59 has completed initial…

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NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Scientists expect the mission to reveal around 100,000 worlds — a staggering leap compared to…

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How NASA Uses Light to Detect Waste From Mines
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Tens of thousands of abandoned mines threaten waterways across the American West, but identifying which sites urgently need cleanup is slow and expensive. Now, NASA’s EMIT instrument can analyze the unique light signatures of mine waste from space to help…

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Growing Stem Cells in Space to Improve Cancer and Disease Treatments
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Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are continuing research efforts to manufacture large quantities of stem cells for therapies on Earth. Previous studies have focused on fine-tuning hardware that allows scientists to produce greater quantities of high-quality stem…

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A Shift in What’s Shaping U.S. Landscapes
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Wild disturbances are on the rise, while land disturbed by human activity has been decreasing.

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NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety
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With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level. The sensors also provide researchers with…

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Released: NASA Goddard Issues Draft Request for Proposal for the Landsat 10 Spacecraft
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The Landsat 10 Spacecraft Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is available for review via SAM.gov.

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Spacewalkers Back Inside Station After Science Hardware Work
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Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 4:24 p.m. EDT after five-and-a-half hours.

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Girl Scouts Event Brings Space Science to the Next Generation
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In early May 2026, NASA employees, contractors, and volunteers helped to bring Heliophysics to girls of all ages in a fun-filled weekend of hands-on science activities and experiments.

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