NASA
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NASA stands for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program, aeronautics and space research.
NASA Found Water Molecules on the Moon’s Surface
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy announced the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Grabbed Enough Asteroid Samples, and Some Are Floating Away
NASA confirmed that the OSIRIS-REx mission collected enough material from asteroid Bennu on Tuesday. In fact, the spacecraft’s collection chamber is now too full to close tightly, leading some of the samples to leak into space.
Weekly Fun: Dolphin Robot, New Moon Exploration Rules, and Doom on a Calculator
This week’s stories feature a realistic dolphin robot, the end of the career of a comedian who filmed "anti-porn" for Pornhub, and a blogger who runs Doom on a calculator.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Successfully Touches Bennu Asteroid in a Historic Mission
The daring mission will help scientists better understand the origins of the universe and our solar system as well as answer some crucial questions like how water ended up on Earth.
Blue Origin Successfully Launched and Landed Its New Shepard Rocket
On October 13, Blue Origin successfully completed the 13th New Shepard mission – designated New Shepard-13, or NS-13 – to space and back with NASA precision lunar landing technology onboard.
NASA and SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the ISS Is Delayed Due to Falcon 9 Engine Issue
The first Crew Dragon operational mission was delayed to November as SpaceX plans to study a Falcon 9 anomaly first. The company plans to investigate what happened with the first-stage engine gas generators during a private flight.
Weekly Fun: Anime Style Snapchat Filter, New Pantone Color, and a Space Toilet Worth $23 Million
This week’s Weekly Fun features a new red shade dedicated to menstruation, a $23-worth toilet designed by NASA for the International Space Station, and swearing grey parrots.
