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What Mission Could Detect Oceans at Uranus’ Moons?
Exploration of ocean worlds has become a hot topic of late, primarily due to their role as a potential harbor…
Next up, Juno has Ganymede in its Sights
NASA's Juno mission is set for a close encounter with the Solar System's largest moon, Ganymede, on Monday. This will…
InSight Detects Two Significant Quakes from the Cerberus Fossae Region on Mars
NASA's InSight lander felt the distant rumble of two major 'marsquakes' in March, originating from a region near the Martian…
Mars 2020 Stands Up on its Wheels For The First Time
The Mars 2020 rover recently passed a milestone at NASA JPL, where it stood on its wheels and legs for…
The Most Efficient Way to Explore the Entire Milky Way, Star by Star
At this year's Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (GTOC), a team from the ESA presented a model for how humanity could…
NASA Senior Engineer Kobie Boykins talks About Exploring Mars. And I was There to See it!
I recently had the honor of attending a Nat Geo Live talk hosted by Kobie Boykins. As NASA JPL's chief…
Sky Pointing Curiosity Captures Breathtaking Vista of Mount Sharp and Crater Rim, Climbs Vera Rubin Seeking Hydrated Martian Minerals
5 years after a heart throbbing Martian touchdown, Curiosity is climbing Vera Rubin Ridge in search of “aqueous minerals” and…
Opportunity Starts Historic Descent of Tantalizing Martian Gully to Find Out How Was It Carved
From the precipice of "Perseverance Valley" NASA’s teenaged Red Planet robot Opportunity has begun the historic first ever descent of…
Opportunity Reaches ‘Perseverance Valley’ Precipice – Ancient Fluid Carved Gully on Mars
Now well into her 13th year roving the Red Planet, NASA’s astoundingly resilient Opportunity rover has arrived at the precipice…
Trump Proposes $19.1 Billion 2018 NASA Budget, Cuts Earth Science and Education
The Trump Administration has proposed a $19.1 Billion NASA budget request for Fiscal Year 2018, which amounts to a $0.5…