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NASA Tests New Spacecraft Propellant Gauge on Lunar Lander
It’s easy to measure fuel in tanks on Earth, where gravity pulls the liquid to the bottom. But in space, the game changes. Quantifying fuel that’s floating around inside a…
The Universe is Expanding Faster These Days and Dark Energy is Responsible. So What is Dark Energy?
11 min readSome billion years ago, the universe began with a rapid expansion we call the big bang. After this initial expansion, which lasted a fraction of a second, gravity…
What’s Made in a Thunderstorm and Faster Than Lightning? Gamma Rays!
3 min readA flash of lightning. A roll of thunder. These are normal stormy sights and sounds. But sometimes, up above the clouds, stranger things happen. Our Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has…
When Dead Stars Collide!
4 min readGravity has been making waves — literally. In October 2017, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the first direct detection of gravitational waves two years earlier.…
NASA Administrator Announces New Marshall Space Flight Center Director
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday named Joseph Pelfrey director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective immediately. Pelfrey has served as acting center director since…
University High School Wins Regional Science Bowl at NASA’s JPL
After months of preparation, more than 100 students competed at the fast-paced annual academic competition hosted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For the second year in a row, a team…
NASA’s Laser Navigation Tech Enables Commercial Lunar Exploration
Later this month, NASA’s commercial lunar delivery services provider Intuitive Machines will launch its Nova-C lunar lander carrying several NASA science and technology payloads, including the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL).…
NASA’s Laser Navigation Tech Enables Commercial Lunar Exploration
Later this month, NASA’s commercial lunar delivery services provider Intuitive Machines will launch its Nova-C lunar lander carrying several NASA science and technology payloads, including the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL).…
Mastering WordPress Categories & Tags for SEO (+ Case Studies)
In the ever-evolving world of WordPress, mastering the art of categories and tags is essential for bloggers and website owners alike. These powerful tools not only organize content for better…
The Iconic Photos from STS-41B: Documenting the First Untethered Spacewalk
As astronaut Bruce McCandless II flew the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) out of the space shuttle Challenger’s payload bay for the first time on February 7, 1984, many in the…