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NASA Scientists to Discuss Oct. 14 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 3:03pm
NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 26, to discuss the upcoming annular solar eclipse. The annular eclipse will cross the U.S. from Oregon to Texas on Saturday, Oct. 14, with a partial solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous U.S.
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Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Soon Returns to Earth; Watch Live

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 9:53am
Now the record-holder for the longest single spaceflight by an American, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Wednesday, Sept. 27. The agency will provide full coverage from hatch closing through landing.
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NASA Finalizes Coverage for First US Asteroid Sample Landing

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 4:28pm
The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday, Sept. 24, and there are multiple events leading up to its landing.
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NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Reach Space Station for Science Expedition

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 3:10pm
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and two cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.
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NASA Releases First Season of Spanish-language Podcast

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 3:00pm
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency’s first Spanish-language podcast. A five-episode season will start Tuesday, Sept. 19, with new episodes released weekly.
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NASA to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding with Psyche

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 12:30pm
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond the Moon. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration is launching aboard the Psyche spacecraft Thursday, Oct. 5.
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NASA’s Record-Breaking Astronaut to Discuss Yearlong Mission

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:41am
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will speak to media about his record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station during an Earth-to-space call at 12:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 19. The virtual news conference is the final opportunity to hear from Rubio while he is in orbit on this yearlong mission.
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La NASA lanza primera temporada de su pódcast en español

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:31am
Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, la NASA lanzará nuevo contenido para Universo curioso de la NASA, el primer pódcast en español de la agencia. El martes 19 de septiembre comenzará una temporada de cinco episodios, con nuevos episodios publicados semanalmente.
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NASA Welcomes Germany as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 6:41am
During a ceremony at the German Ambassador's Residence in Washington on Thursday, Germany became the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency, and Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR Dr. Walther Pelzer signed on behalf of Germany.
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NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson Receives Third Space Station Assignment

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 5:47am
NASA has assigned astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to her second long-duration mission to the International Space Station as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 70/71 crew.
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NASA to Reveal Asteroid Sample Grabbed in Space, Delivered to Earth

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:06pm
The first asteroid sample collected in space and brought to Earth by the United States will be unveiled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and media accreditation is now open.
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NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:05pm
The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
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NASA: El verano de 2023 es el más caluroso en el registro

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 12:03pm
El verano boreal de 2023 fue el más caluroso para la Tierra desde que se establecieron registros mundiales de temperaturas en 1880, según un análisis realizado por científicos del Instituto Goddard de Estudios Espaciales (GISS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA en Nueva York.
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UPDATE: NASA Shares UAP Independent Study Report; Names Director

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:31am
In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UAP research.
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NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:31am
In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UAP research.
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NASA Sets Coverage for Launch, Docking of New Space Station Crew

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:56am
A NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to launch to the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 15. The U.S. space agency will provide full coverage of launch and crew’s arrival at the microgravity laboratory.
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NASA, Partners Clear Axiom Space’s Third Private Astronaut Crew

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:27am
NASA and its international partners approved the crew for Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than January 2024.
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NASA Receives Decadal Survey on Biological, Physical Sciences Research

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 10:50am
A new study report may help NASA define and align biological and physical sciences research to uniquely advance scientific knowledge, meet human and robotic exploration mission needs, and provide benefits for all over the next decade.
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NASA to Release, Discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Report

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 10:28am
NASA will host a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team it commissioned in 2022.
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NASA Leadership to Call Agency’s Record-Breaking Astronaut in Space

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 4:10pm
During an Earth-to-Space call at 12:05 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 13, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with agency astronaut Frank Rubio about his record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station.
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