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Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why

In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged ...
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Hail Yeah! NASA Researchers Use Volunteer Observations for Hail Estimates

The bigger the hailstone, the more damage it can cause. But scientists find that predicting hailstone size can be challenging ...
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How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries

Data collected by NASA's missions about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will continue to reveal insights about the comet and ...
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Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates

This study relied on inputs from NASA’s Solar Active Region Spotter citizen science project, which asked volunteers to answer a series of questions about ...
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Office of the Chief Science Data Officer

NASA’s groundbreaking science and exploration missions increasingly rely on the efficient use of large-scale data, advanced computing, and high-performance analytics. Led by Kevin Murphy (Chief ...
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What is Webb Revealing About the TRAPPIST-1 System?

All seven planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system orbit closer to their host star than Mercury does to the Sun. This diagram compares the orbits of the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets around their star, which are ...
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International Summer School in Astrobiology

The Josep Comas i Solà International Summer School in Astrobiology is co-directed by the NASA Astrobiology Program and the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), INTA-CSIC, at the Universidad Internacional ...
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Open Science at NASA

Open Science at NASA NASA is making a long-term commitment to building an open science community over the next decade. Open science is a collaborative culture enabled by technology that empowers the ...
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Spectroscopy 101 – Introduction

Spectroscopy is a scientific method of studying objects and materials based on detailed patterns of colors (wavelengths). Spectroscopy is used to figure out what things are made of, how hot they are, ...
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NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team

NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) engages communities across the nation with educational programs about heliophysics. As part of the NASA Science Activation program, NASA HEAT ...
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Catalog: Learning and Educational Activities and Resources from NASA Science

Catalog: Learning and Educational Activities and Resources from NASA Science This catalog of learning resources draws from NASA science content. You can search this collection using key words and/or ...
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Why Do Eclipses Happen?

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow on Earth. The shadow comprises two concentric cones, a dark inner shadow called the umbra and a lighter outer ...