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Resurrecting Ancient Enzymes in NASA’s Search for Life Beyond Earth
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NASA-supported scientists have resurrected an enzyme first used by organisms on Earth 3.2-billion years ago and, in the process, have validated a chemical biosignature in rocks that is used to understand ancient life on Earth. The research provides a new…

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Hubble Sees Galaxy with Dark Rings in New Light
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features an uncommon galaxy with a striking appearance. NGC 7722 is a lenticular galaxy located about 187 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. A lenticular, meaning “lens-shaped,” galaxy is a type whose classification sits between more…

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Extreme January Cold
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Following a significant winter storm, frigid temperatures lingered in late January 2026 across a vast swath of the U.S.

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NASA Johnson Celebrates 25 Years in Space with Community Day  
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NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the International Space Station’s 25-year legacy to the public on Jan. 24, 2026, during a community day event in Houston. Johnson’s visitor center, Space Center Houston, hosted the celebration commemorating 25 years of continuous human presence in space.   For a…

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NASA-ISRO Radar Mission Peers Through Clouds to See Mississippi River Delta
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A new image from the NISAR mission shows off the satellite’s ability to reveal details of Earth’s surfaces. The science team also released new sample data.  A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite’s ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet’s surface, is on display in a…

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I Am Artemis: Doug Parkinson
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Doug Parkinson’s face lights up as he starts telling his story, how someone from  Wisconsin now plays a part in the team that will help land the first Artemis astronauts on to the Moon. Parkinson serves as NASA’s SLS (Space…

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Expedition 74 Preps CubeSats and Photographs Earth for Research
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Expedition 74 focused on installing CubeSats and observing Earth aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The trio from NASA and Roscosmos kept up ongoing research operations along with standard orbital lab maintenance throughout the day.

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NASA Missions Help Identify What Powers Auroral ‘Space Battery’
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Scouring archived observations from NASA missions, scientists may have solved a mystery about what powers a type of aurora called auroral arcs. The answer, they say, is space waves. From the ground, auroral arcs look like green, glowing curtains of light sweeping across…

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NASA’s Galileo Mission Points to Ammonia at Europa, Recent Study Shows
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New analysis of decades-old data has turned up a significant result: the first discovery of ammonia-bearing compounds on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Ammonia is a nitrogen-bearing molecule, and nitrogen — like carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen — is key…

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March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse: Your Questions Answered
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A total lunar eclipse will redden the Moon on March 3, 2026. Here’s what you need to know. 

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