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NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission ...
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NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars

The scientists were especially intrigued by strong signals of carbonate minerals detected by Mars orbiters. On Earth, carbonates frequently form in shallow ocean and lake environments capable of ...
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Solar System

An overview of solar system missions and research at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
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Ranger 7

The Ranger 7 lunar lander was the first true success in the United States' early quest to explore the moon and heralded a new era of exploration that saw dramatically more mission successes than ...
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Lunar Trailblazer

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission would have provided new insights into the lunar water cycle. NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer ended its mission to the Moon on July 31, 2025. Despite extensive efforts, ...
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JPL Radiation Effects Database

This database is the authoritative successor to the legacy RadCentral database and represents JPL’s next-generation platform for the dissemination of radiation effects test data on electronic parts ...
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Kepler Exoplanet Mission

Kepler was a space telescope designed to survey a portion of the Milky Way galaxy in search of exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system. Kepler was a space telescope designed to survey a ...
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Solar Electric Propulsion Makes NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Go

Editor’s Note: Psyche’s launch date has been moved to October 2023 and its flight plan updated since this story was published. For more information, visit the Psyche press kit. In addition, ...
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NASA-European Sea Level Mission Homes in on El Niño

Waves of higher, warmer water move eastward across the Pacific Ocean a few months before an El Niño emerges. Several have shown up in 2026 satellite data. Sea level data from a satellite launched by ...
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NASA Study Solves Two Mysteries About Wobbling Earth

New data on how water moves around Earth answer old questions about the planet's rotation. Using satellite data on how water moves around Earth, NASA scientists have solved two mysteries about wobbles ...