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NASA’s Juno probe has found salt and organics on Jupiter’s largest moon

By: Alexander Tang, Journalist
"We found the greatest abundance of salts and organics in the dark and bright terrains at latitudes protected by the magnetic field," said Scott Bolton, Juno's principal investigator.
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Virtual 3D Engines Launch Boosting the Aerospace Industry

By: Gavin Singhvi, Journalist
One of these engines is Unity which creates games has been teamed up with NASA. A project called WorkLink is a mixed reality that was made by Unity and is used by Lockheed Martin technicians to maximize the efficiency for building the Orion spacecraft for NASA's Artemis space project. 
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Space Elevators Are Closer Than We Think

“Space Elevators” Are Closer Than We Think

By: Alexander Zabavskiy, Journalist
Although it may seem like a far-off idea, the space elevator—a building that extends into the sky—might be closer than we think. space elevators could become a thing in the next two to three decades!
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Patrick “Paddy” Neumann works on the Neumann Drive. Photo: Neumann Space.

Australian Student Beats NASA’s Record.

Patrick Neumann or "Paddy" read a lot of science fiction as a kid.
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Sailing on Sunlight – Lightsail 2

By: Aidan Musgrove, Journalist
The spacecraft Lightsail 2 is the first spacecraft to use the sun as a propulsion system - but not with solar panels.
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JAXA will work with Toyota to Build a Moon Rover

By: James Lee

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is teaming up with Toyota to make a moon rover. Its objectives are to obtain data on the moon's iron core and use heat-flow probes to measure heat-flux. More...

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Drilling Robot Might be able to Discover whats below Europas surface

Drilling Robot Might be able to Discover what’s below Europa’s surface

Researchers from the University of Illinois have presented an idea on how NASA could look for life below Europa's (one of Jupiter's moons) icy surface. Scientists have surmised that there is water...

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NASAs Exploration Campaign: Back to the Moon and on to Mars

NASA’s Exploration Campaign: Back to the Moon and on to Mars

In December 2017, President Donald J. Trump gave NASA a new direction, telling the agency to work with international and commercial partners to refocus exploration efforts on the moon, with an eye to eventually...

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Mars InSight Lander Seen in First Images from Space

Mars InSight Lander Seen in First Images from Space

On Nov. 26, NASA's InSight mission knew that the spacecraft had touched down on Mars. Now, the team has pinpointed InSight's exact location using images from HiRISE, a powerful camera onboard another...

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41 year-old NASA Probe Voyager 2 is going farther than ever before

41 year-old NASA Probe Voyager 2 is going farther than ever before

Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 has traveled over 18 billion kilometers, which is an incredible feat. For some background, interstellar space is a place where, according to NASA, is where a "tenuous, hot solar...

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Immune Space Bugs found on the ISS

Immune Space Bugs found on the ISS

Drug resistant "space bugs" have been found aboard the International Space Station. They were found in the bathrooms and and gym equipment. The bug's close relative have been previously spotted in Tanzania,...

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NASA Seeks Information for Gateway Cargo Delivery Services

NASA Seeks Information for Gateway Cargo Delivery Services

NASA will lead the development of the Gateway, a permanent spaceship orbiting the Moon, to serve as a home base for human and robotic missions to the surface of the Moon and ultimately, Mars.The first...

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