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Old Glory on the Red Planet
This close-up view of the United States flag plate on NASA’s Perseverance was acquired on June 28, 2025 (the 1,548th day, or sol, of its mission to Mars), by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) imager…
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Can you Manu? It’s the science-backed way to max your splash
When it comes to making a splash, technique tops brute force. And new research reveals the secret to record-setting splashes. New Zealand’s Māori and Pasifika communities developed the Manu jump. It’s a cannonball-style sport. Key to its splashiness: Make a…
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NASA Awards Simulation and Advanced Software Services II Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has awarded a contract to MacLean Engineering & Applied Technologies, LLC of Houston to provide simulation and advanced software services to the agency. The Simulation and Advanced Software Services II (SASS II) contract includes services from Oct.…
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To the Spacemobile!
Three members of NASA’s Lewis Research Center’s (now NASA’s Glenn Research Center) Educational Services Office pose with one of the center’s Spacemobile space science demonstration units on Nov. 1, 1964.
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Experiment: Yeasty beasties
Objective: Measure how active yeast is in different conditions Areas of science: Microbiology Difficulty: Hard beginner Time required: ≤ 1 day Prerequisites: None Material availability: Readily available Cost: Under $20 Safety: No issues Credits: Sara Agee, Ph.D., and Teisha Rowland,…
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A genetic trick leaves these stinky plants reeking of rotting flesh
Not all plants attract pollinators by smelling sweet. Some stink like rotting meat or even dung. Those odors can attract flies that will pollinate them. This stench comes from bacteria feasting on rotting corpses. How plants make such a foul…
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Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center
This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, which resides in the constellation Lyra (The Lyre).
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Scientists Say: Ratio
Ratio (noun, “RAY-she-oh”) A ratio is a way to compare two numbers. Imagine you are baking cookies. The recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of flour. That means your sugar-to-flour ratio is 1:2. Here’s why that’s…
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Astronaut Joe Engle Flies X-15
In 1963, Captain Engle was assigned as one of two Air Force test pilots to fly the X-15 Research Rocket aircraft. In 1965, he flew the X-15 to an altitude of 280,600 feet, and became the youngest pilot ever to…
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Sparkling Andromeda
The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This new composite image contains data of M31 taken by some of the world’s…
