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Lightning May Wash Pollution Out of the Air With a Chemical Dubbed 'Detergent of the Atmosphere'
The oxidizing chemicals hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl may clean the skies of harmful pollutants by reacting with them
China Launches First Module of New Space Station Into Orbit
The module is the country's largest spacecraft ever built and marks the first step in building their new space station by 2022
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter's Next Mission? Mapping the Red Planet From Above
After successful test flights, NASA is expanding Ingenuity’s mission to further explore its abilities as an aerial scout
Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins on the Past and Future of Space Exploration
On the occasion of the lunar landing's 50th anniversary, we spoke to the former director of the National Air and Space Museum
NASA's Mars Helicopter Completes First Historic Test Flight on Another Planet
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed Ingenuity's successful lift off into the Martian sky after receiving data from the Perseverance rover
How Do Astronauts Spend Their Weekends in Space?
They take time off and practice their hobbies, though that wasn't always the case
How Space Travel Shrank Astronaut Scott Kelly's Heart
While in orbit, the adaptable muscle doesn't need to combat gravity to pump blood
Mars' Missing Water Might Be Hiding in Its Minerals
New research estimates how much water was absorbed into the mineral makeup of Mars' crust
To Study Night-Shining Clouds, NASA Used Its 'Super Soaker' Rocket to Make a Fake One
In summer months above the North and South Poles, glowing clouds occasionally form naturally at sunset under the right conditions
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Snaps Luminous Photo of Venus
The image revealed unknown capabilities of the imaging instrument, WISPR, aboard the Parker Solar Probe and more insight into the planet's atmosphere
How to Keep Up With NASA's Perseverance Rover as It Explores Mars
Follow along as the new rover sends incredible data and images back to Earth
Perseverance Rover Shares Its First Video and Audio of Mars
The Curiosity rover landed the same way in 2012 but the engineers who designed the system hadn’t seen it in action until now
Perseverance Kicks Off Elaborate Effort to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth
The decade-long mission requires dozens of glass tubes, two rovers and three more rocket launches, including the first from another planet
NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars
The technically complex landing marks the fifth successful U.S. bid to reach the Martian surface
NASA's Helicopter Ingenuity Will Attempt the First Flight on Mars
If the craft succeeds, it will provide crucial information for exploring the other planets by air
China's Tianwen-1 Mission Successfully Begins Mars Orbit
After a few months of observing Mars from orbit, the mission will attempt to land a rover on the planet's surface
Exploring Mars
Space agencies are launching new missions outfitted with revolutionary technologies, including the Perseverance rover, to learn more about the Red Planet
What to Know Before You Watch Perseverance's February 18 Landing on Mars
Experts describe how they plan to land the rover, what could go wrong and what they hope to learn
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2020
From the rapid development of vaccines for Covid-19 to the stunning collection of an asteroid sample, these were the biggest science moments of the year
Remember Chuck Yeager by Exploring the Plane He Flew to Break the Sound Barrier
In 1947, the pilot—who died Monday at age 97—made history by flying the Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound
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