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NASA Images Reveal Texan Conditions Not Seen Since 1936
Stuck in the grip of an exceptional drought, the city of El Paso, Texas, is facing dusty conditions not seen in nearly 90 ...
Jared Isaacman could be confirmed as NASA's next head. How the astronaut became a billionaire
Billionaire Jared Isaacman, who has been to space twice and is Trump's pick to head NASA, could be one step closer to ...
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NASA’s fifth women-only spacewalk gets the job done 260 miles above Earth
In NASA’s fifth all-female spacewalk, Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers installed solar panel mounts and repositioned antennas ...
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Senate committee advances Trump's nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA Chief forward
Isaacman was nominated by Trump in December, and sat before the committee for a hearing on April 9. With the vote to secure ...
'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.
Asteroids: NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Space Rock Approaching Earth
However, "2025 HP" is not the only space rock flying nearby. Today, a separate 40-foot, bus-sized asteroid named "2025 HN4" ...
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NASA Is Studying Tropical Ecosystems by Linking the Ground, Air and Space
A NASA plane came to Panama to acquire aerial images to inform scientists about the diversity of tropical ecosystems. At the ...
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Speaks Out After Appearing Unwell Following Return to Earth
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, addressed his eventful return to Earth. Shortly after the spacecraft touched down ...