Author: Alicia Cermak
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NASA Solar System Ambassadors: Sharing the Science for 25 Years
NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Fall 2022.
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Cloudspotting on Mars Project Extended!
The forecast for the Cloudspotting on Mars project is cloudy. And that’s a good thing! The Cloudspotting on Mars citizen science project has received additional funding from NASA’s Mars Data Analysis Program to search for clouds in more Mars data.…
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10 Facts about the Pioneer Spacecraft
Someone’s got to be first. In space, the first to explore beyond Mars were Pioneers 10 and 11, twin robots who charted the course to the cosmos.
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10 Things: Why Cassini Mattered
The Cassini spacecraft has been gone for a year now, but the science continues. Here are 10 reasons why Cassini mattered…
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SAM’s Top 5 Discoveries Aboard NASA’s Curiosity Rover at Mars
“Selfie” of the Curiosity rover with inset showing the SAM instrument prior to installation on the rover.
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10 Things: Dust in the Wind (on Mars and Well Beyond)
To most of us, dust is an annoyance. But these tiny particles that float about and settle on surfaces play an important role across the solar system.
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10 Things: What’s That Space Rock?
The path through the solar system is a rocky road. Asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt Objects—all kinds of small bodies of rock, metal and ice are in constant motion as they orbit the Sun. But what’s the difference between them? Why…
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Love spectacular photos of Jupiter? Become a Jovian Vortex Hunter!
Help astrophysicists analyze the stunning images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft! https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html A new NASA citizen science project, Jovian Vortex Hunter, seeks your help spotting vortices—spiral wind patterns—and other phenomena in gorgeous photos of the planet Jupiter. “There are so many…
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Why Uranus and Neptune Are Different Colors
Neptune and Uranus have much in common yet their appearances are notably different. Astronomers now have an explanation for why the two planets are different colors.