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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Unlocks More Secrets from Asteroid Bennu

Portal origin URL: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Unlocks More Secrets from Asteroid BennuPortal origin nid: 465337Published: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 14:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission now knows much more about the material it’ll be collecting in just a few weeks.Portal image: two blue images of...

NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Peer Beneath Mars' Surface

Portal origin URL: NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Peer Beneath Mars' Surface Portal origin nid: 465330Published: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 12:33Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The agency's newest rover will use the first ground-penetrating radar instrument on the Martian surface to help search for signs of past microbial life.Portal...

NASA Population Modeling Makes Humanitarian Efforts More Precise

Portal origin URL: NASA Population Modeling Makes Humanitarian Efforts More PrecisePortal origin nid: 465321Published: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Models based in part on a method NASA has used to track and count wild salmon in Nevada can now be used by governments and humanitarian organizations to more accurately...

A New Look at Sunspots is Helping NASA Scientists Understand Major Flares and Life Around Other Stars

Portal origin URL: A New Look at Sunspots is Helping NASA Scientists Understand Major Flares and Life Around Other StarsPortal origin nid: 465281Published: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists looked at sunspots at low resolution, as if they were trillions of miles away, to simulate a view of distant stars. The...

Massive Stars Are Factories for Ingredients to Life

Portal origin URL: Massive Stars Are Factories for Ingredients to LifePortal origin nid: 465278Published: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy found massive quantities of water and organic molecules in these swirling, disk-shaped clouds, offering new insights into how...