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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the 17th Transporter rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Photo credit: SpaceX The R5-S9 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 9) CubeSat, developed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, lifted off at 12:12 a.m.Continue Reading

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1 min read Early Career Faculty (ECF) 2025 Awards Back to ECF Home Advanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry Damiano Baccarella University of Tennessee, Knoxville Application of Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization Diagnostics to the Characterization of Arcjet Flows​ Ciprian Dumitrache Colorado State University Ultrafast Laser DiagnosticsContinue Reading

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NASA’s Calibration Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder, or CLARREO Pathfinder mission, reached a significant milestone this summer by achieving first light. First light showcases a mission’s ability to successfully power on and capture data, in this case detailed spectral data, validating years of preparation and pre-launch testing. This momentContinue Reading

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Explore This Section Science Citizen Science NASA Volunteers Help… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation   The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion classifications contributed by volunteers around the world. This milestoneContinue Reading

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Mars Secondary Navigation 2 Viking Home Overview Viking 1 Orbiter & Lander Viking 2 Orbiter & Lander Science Spacecraft and Science News & Features Mars Resources Mars Missions Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions All Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter SaturnContinue Reading

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Earth’s Moon … Moon Image Galleries Earthrise, Earthset: Looking… Moon Home Facts Moon Facts Top Questions By the Numbers Inside & Out Composition Formation Atmosphere Craters Moonquakes Weather Water & Ices Solar Wind Moon in Motion Phases Eclipses Supermoons Tides Tidal Locking Moonlight Observe Daily Moon Guide Observe the MoonContinue Reading

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Earth’s Moon … Moon Image Galleries Moonscapes Moon Home Facts Moon Facts Top Questions By the Numbers Inside & Out Composition Formation Atmosphere Craters Moonquakes Weather Water & Ices Solar Wind Moon in Motion Phases Eclipses Supermoons Tides Tidal Locking Moonlight Observe Daily Moon Guide Observe the Moon Night MoonContinue Reading

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Earth’s Moon … Moon Image Galleries Revealing the Invisible Moon Home Facts Moon Facts Top Questions By the Numbers Inside & Out Composition Formation Atmosphere Craters Moonquakes Weather Water & Ices Solar Wind Moon in Motion Phases Eclipses Supermoons Tides Tidal Locking Moonlight Observe Daily Moon Guide Observe the MoonContinue Reading

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Earth’s Moon … Moon Image Galleries The Moon from Earth Moon Home Facts Moon Facts Top Questions By the Numbers Inside & Out Composition Formation Atmosphere Craters Moonquakes Weather Water & Ices Solar Wind Moon in Motion Phases Eclipses Supermoons Tides Tidal Locking Moonlight Observe Daily Moon Guide Observe theContinue Reading