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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:04:01 +0000

Over two decades at MIT, Hamilton forged new paths in computer science and engineering. Her groundbreaking work included leading the team that programmed the first computers that took humans to the moon.

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3D Resources - NASA Science

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:43:56 +0000

The 3D Resources hub stores 3D models related to NASA's various missions. Some of these models are 3D printable! All of these assets are free to download and use. They are also mirrored on GitHub. Refer to the NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines.

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Dragonfly - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:26:38 +0000

Dragonfly, the first-of-its-kind rotorcraft to explore another world, will fly to various locations on Saturn’s moon Titan and investigate the moon’s habitability.

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:18:02 +0000

After a seven-month cruise to Mars and six months of aerobraking to reach its science orbit, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter began seeking out the history of water on Mars with its science instruments. The instruments zoom in for extreme close-up photography of the martian surface, analyze minerals, look for subsurface water, trace how much dust and water are distributed in the atmosphere, and monitor daily global weather. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission met all its science goals in a two-year primary science phase. Two extensions, the latest beginning in 2010, have added to the bounty of science returns.

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Saturn V Rocket - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:17:52 +0000

The Saturn V was a rocket NASA built to send people to the moon. The Saturn V was a type of rocket called a Heavy Lift Vehicle. That means it was very powerful. It was the most powerful rocket that had ever flown successfully. The Saturn V was used in the Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s. It also was used to launch the Skylab space station.

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Voyager - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:17:44 +0000

The twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched by NASA in separate months in the summer of 1977 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. As originally designed, the Voyagers were to conduct closeup studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn's rings, and the larger moons of the two planets. After making a string of discoveries there, such as active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io and intricacies of Saturn's rings, the mission was extended. Voyager 2 went on to explore Uranus and Neptune, and is still the only spacecraft to have visited those outer planets.

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Cassini - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:17:31 +0000

For more than a decade, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shared the wonders of Saturn and its family of icy moons. It took us to astounding worlds where methane rivers run to a methane sea and where jets of ice and gas are blasting material into space from a liquid water ocean that might harbor the ingredients for life.

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International Space Station Tools - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:17:11 +0000

The International Space Station's 3D printer has manufactured the first 3D printed object in space, paving the way to future long-term space expeditions.

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Hubble 25th Anniversary Model - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:15:31 +0000

On April 25, 1990, astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery deployed the Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit, and launched a new era of astronomical discovery. Now, 25 years later, we celebrate a remarkable milestone for a space observatory whose ground-breaking investigations have brought revolutionary changes in our understanding from planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies to the very frontiers of the cosmos.

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Hubble Space Telescope - NASA Science

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:15:23 +0000

Hubble, the observatory, is the first major optical telescope to be placed in space, the ultimate mountaintop. Above the distortion of the atmosphere, far far above rain clouds and light pollution, Hubble has an unobstructed view of the universe. Scientists have used Hubble to observe the most distant stars and galaxies as well as the planets in our solar system. Hubble's launch and deployment in April 1990 marked the most significant advance in astronomy since Galileo's telescope. Our view of the universe and our place within it has never been the same.

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Radio hams pick up Mars rover Curiosity's signals • The Register

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:15:12 +0000

Amateur radio enthusiasts using a restored dish antenna in Germany say they have successfully picked up telemetry from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, now outward bound for Mars carrying a one-ton nuclear powered robot rover named Curiosity towards a date with destiny in the Elysium Planitia.

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NASA working on nuclear rocket for manned Mars trips • The Register

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:45:50 +0000

Since being redirected away from Bush-era plans for a base on the Moon towards a manned Mars mission, NASA has realigned its nuclear-tech-in-space efforts away from a Moonbase powerplant and towards an atomic-powered rocket able to get astronauts to the red planet quickly, without receiving dangerous exposure to cosmic radiation.

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NASA Scientists Plan To Approach Girl By 2018 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:48:16 +0000

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In the Shadow of the Moon

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:04:03 +0000

remember when the whole world looked up

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Modded Recumbent Bikes Rip Through NASA Ames -

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:50:18 +0000

"Send someone to NASA Ames Research Center, and they're sure to expect rocket scientists and spaceships. But on a recent rainy morning, more than 100 budding engineers raced around Moffett Field on bikes for the annual Human Powered Vehicle Challenge."

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