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University of New Hampshire to build NOAA solar wind sensors

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of New Hampshire, Durham, will build sensors to study solar winds under a $24.3 million…

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Measuring How Much Dust Spacecraft Kick Up When they Land

The arrival of spacecraft on alien worlds uses a number of different techniques from giant air bags to parachutes and…

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Challenges facing Space Force and commercial industry: Gen. Guetlein’s candid take

The vice chief of the Space Force said the service is committed to greater transparency with its commercial and international…

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NRO readies open call for satellite remote sensing

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – The National Reconnaissance Office will invite companies to propose remote sensing capabilities on an ongoing basis.…

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NASA delays decision on Chandra and Hubble cuts

NASA has deferred any plans to reduce operations of two major space telescopes as a cost-cutting move until after the…

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Watch sun erupt in 1st images from NOAA’s groundbreaking new satellite (photos)

NOAA shared new images taken by the world's first operational space-based coronagraph, CCOR-1, captured during a solar storm outburst.

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NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract

NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1…

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Did Some of Earth’s Water Come from the Solar Wind?

The source of Earth’s water is an enduring mystery that extends to exoplanets and the notion of habitability. In broad…

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An Orange Blue Moon

NASA/Ben Smegelsky Clouds curling around the full “blue” moon gives the night sky an eerie feel in this image from…

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Ion Engines Could Take Us to the Solar Gravitational Lens in Less Than 13 Years

Sending an object to another star is still the stuff of science fiction. But some concrete missions could get us…

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