How NASA Ames’ 80×120-foot wind tunnel became the beating heart of American aeronautics, testing everything from spacecraft to wind turbines.

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to the moon.

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The supermoon will light up the night sky and look around 30% brighter and up to 14% larger, according to NASA.

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolit

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That's according to a plan outlined by NASA's chief financial officer and sent Sept. 29 to the Office of Management and Budget, which administers the federal budget. Without the full strength of its workforce, many of NASA's activities would temporarily ...

Water is the universal yardstick of comet science, the baseline for measuring how sunlight drives a comet's activity and releases other gases. Detecting it in an interstellar visitor allows astronomers to compare 3I/ATLAS directly with comets native to our solar system, offering a rare glimpse into the chemistry of distant planetary systems.

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Potentially the largest and brightest supermoon of 2025 will rise in early November. Here's how to view it in Illinois.