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5 min read NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new details about how solar magnetic fields responsible for space weather escape from the SunContinue Reading

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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Yu Cheng (NAOJ); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star in this image released on Sept. 10, 2025. Stellar jets, which are powered by the gravitational energy released as a starContinue Reading

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Wallops Visitor Center Home Events and Programs Launch Viewing Field Trips Facility Tours Plan Your Visit More Volunteering Volunteer The Wallops Visitor Center offers guests a memorable experience, but our broader mission succeeds because of our volunteers, individuals willing to share their time, unique skills, and passion for STEM. OneContinue Reading

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Cosmic Origins … Community O VI SAG Working Group Meeting… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   O VI SAG Working Group Meeting O VI SAG about O VI SAG Working Group Meeting Location Virtual Dates 11 DecemberContinue Reading

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Explore This Section … Multimedia 2026 NASA Science… Learn Overview Instructional Materials Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities Stories Highlights Engage Overview Art and Science Events and Activities Science Chats Event Maps Solar System Resource Packages Toolkits Visual Presentations Citizen Science Projects Highlights Publications Citizen Scientists Open Science Open ScienceContinue Reading

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An Aurora Energy Research report explores how storage could be co-located with AI training facilities. By Arcelia Martin With data center developers in Texas and most other states now commonly deploying fossil fuel generators as backup power sources, a nascent industry from the renewable side of power generation—battery storage—has startedContinue Reading

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Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like a stabilizer that sets everything up correctly from the start. This simple shift in understanding changes how scientists viewContinue Reading

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EO Science Earth Observatory An Unrelenting Tule Fog Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Search Collections Global Maps World of Change ArticlesContinue Reading

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Capacity additions to the Texas grid continue to be led by renewables. By Arcelia Martin Battery storage facilities and solar farms powered virtually all capacity growth in Texas’ electric grid throughout 2025, as the home of the nation’s oil and gas industry created almost twice as much new solar powerContinue Reading

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5 min read NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions This video highlights the Rover Operations Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A center of excellence for current and future rover, aerial, and other surface missions, the ROC will support partnerships and technology transfer to catalyze theContinue Reading