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Is There Water on the Moon? We Asked a NASA Scientist

Is there water on the Moon? Yes! But you won’t find pools of liquid H2O on the lunar surface — water on the Moon is mostly in the form of ice. Harvesting this water is a critical component of future human deep space exploration, which is why our golf cart-sized VIPER, or the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, will be traveling to the Moon’s South Pole to search for...

NASA’s Geotail Mission Operations Come to an End After 30 Years

Portal origin URL: NASA’s Geotail Mission Operations Come to an End After 30 YearsPortal origin nid: 485059Published: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 16:16Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the spacecraft’s remaining data...

NASA Recaps Webb Telescope Findings From AAS Meeting

Portal origin URL: NASA Recaps Webb Telescope Findings From AAS MeetingPortal origin nid: 485090Published: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 14:05Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists shared new findings and updates from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, also called “Webb” or “JWST,” at press conferences during the 241st meeting of the...