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NASA-Funded Study Reveals Hazards of Severe Space Weath...
Cassiopeia A Comes Alive
Two new efforts have taken a famous supernova remnant from the static to the dynamic.
Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Science and Discovery
NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity may still have big achievements ahead as they approach the fifth anniversaries of their memorable landings on Mars.
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Explore the Entire Region of the Sun's Influence
Inspired by a desire to make finding space physics information as easy as book lovers locate a text on Amazon.com, the heliophysics virtual observatories offer a wealth of resources to learn more about the sun, Earth and heliosphere.
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Jupiter's Largest Moon Goes to the 'Dark Side'
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, playing a game of "peek-a-boo."
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Sun Often "Tears Out A Wall" In Earth's Solar Storm Shield
Earth's magnetic field, which shields our planet from particles streaming outward from the sun, often develops two holes that allow the largest leaks, according to researchers sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation.
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Dark Energy Stifles Growth in Universe
Astronomers have clearly seen the effects of dark energy on the most massive collapsed objects in the Universe.
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Solar Flare Surprise
A 2006 solar flare surprised scientists by behaving in unexpected ways.
News Releases
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NASA Selects Research Teams for Lunar Science Institute
01.09.09 - NASA has selected seven academic and research teams as initial members of the agency's Lunar Science Institute.
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New NASA Balloon Successfully Flight-Tested Over Antarctica
01.08.09 - NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that may enable a new era of high-altitude scientific research.
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NASA-Funded Study Reveals Hazards of Severe Space Weather
01.05.09 - A NASA-funded study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth.
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Scientists Find 'Missing' Mineral and Clues to Mars Mysteries
12.18.08 - Researchers using a powerful instrument aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found a long sought-after mineral on the Martian surface and, with it, unexpected clues to the Red Planet's watery past.
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Media Resources
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Remarks Before the Space Transportation Association
01.08.09 - I've had the pleasure of speaking to the Space Transportation Association each January for the past several years, and I'd like to thank Rich Coleman for this year's invitation.
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University of Alabama-Huntsville Fall Commencement Address
12.12.08 - As President Williams mentioned, I have collected a few of those degrees myself over the years, most of them in my spare time. The degrees themselves are unimportant. What is important is a commitment to life-long learning.
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