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NASA Rover to Search for Water, Other Resources on Moon

Portal origin URL: NASA Rover to Search for Water, Other Resources on MoonPortal origin nid: 471070Published: Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 15:48Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface.Portal...

Hubble Tracks Down Fast Radio Bursts to Galaxies' Spiral Arms

Portal origin URL: Hubble Tracks Down Fast Radio Bursts to Galaxies' Spiral ArmsPortal origin nid: 471099Published: Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 12:45Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have traced the locations of five brief, powerful radio blasts to the spiral arms of five distant galaxies.Portal...

Nancy Grace Roman's Legacy

It’s been one year since WFIRST was renamed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. As we celebrate this first anniversary, we remember the woman whose legacy will go beyond this planet, Dr. Nancy Grace Roman— NASA's first Chief of Astronomy. Video...

Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle, NASA Scientists Find

Portal origin URL: Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle, NASA Scientists FindPortal origin nid: 471127Published: Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A NASA team has found that organic salts are likely present on Mars and may be detectable.Portal image: Martian...

Super Blood Moon: Your Questions Answered

This month brings the “most super” of the year’s supermoons, and on top of that, a total lunar eclipse. In other words, on May 26, 2021, the full moon will enter Earth’s shadow — and, when the Moon is not in our planet’s shade, it will appear even bigger and brighter than usual. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Thursday, May 20, 2021 -...

Chandra Discoveries in 3D Available on New Platform

Portal origin URL: Chandra Discoveries in 3D Available on New PlatformPortal origin nid: 471123Published: Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A collection of the 3D objects from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is now available on a new platform from the Smithsonian Institution. This will allow greater access to these...