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NASA sending a helicopter to Mars, will see if it will fly

This helicopter will be hitching a ride to the red planet on the belly of the Mars 2020 rover.

NASA Hammer probe would use brute force and nukes for rogue asteroids

Using nukes would admittedly be the very last option.

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NASA is testing new technology that folds aircraft wings while in flight

According to the agency, the folding of the wingtips during flight would give aircraft aerodynamic benefits such as reduce drag and weight.

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Nickel Titanium gives NASA spring tires strength to handle Lunar or Martian terrain

NASA is constantly striving to innovate in ways that will improve not only space travel but also life on Earth.

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NASA tells Gwyneth Paltrow that her Goop doesn’t contain NASA tech

Goop healing stickers sell for $60USD for a pack of 10 and $120USD for a pack of 24. Now that's a price...

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NASA’s newest experiment will be shooting colorful vapors in the night sky

These "vapor tracers" will let researchers know how particles move in space, so what's a better way of doing so than sending...

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NASA research released to public for free

The public can now visit PubSpace and read or download research on a number of space and science topics.

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NASA set to launch asteroid sample return mission

The mission will take seven years from start to finish.

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NASA turns to Rocky to keep astronauts fit in deep space

Let’s just say right up front that no, Sylvester Stallone will not be a permanent fixture on future space missions, nor will...

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NASA Shares Images Of Pluto Jimi Hendrix Would Be Proud Of

NASA has shared images of Pluto that guitar god Jimi Hendrix would have been proud of. The dwarf planet appears to be...

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Houston Partners With NASA On Future Spaceport

We aren’t quite to the point where commercial spaceports are completely necessary for human travel or shipping cargo, but that doesn’t mean...

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NASA Confirms Flowing Water On Mars; Stops Short Of Confirming Life On The Red Planet

In case you missed it, NASA announced a pretty significant discovery regarding Mars this morning. Now I’m no scientist, and I don’t...

NASA Calls Urgent Press Event, Claims Mars Mystery Solved

According to NASA, the Mars mystery has been solved. For as long as we’ve looked up at the stars, the question of...

NASA Begins Year-Long Mars Isolation Experiment

There are days when life and work and family get so crazy that the idea of being in an isolation chamber sounds...

NASA Developing Vegetable Patch for Space

NASA announced today that it is developing a vegetable garden designed for longer space missions and give space stations the ability to grow salad...

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NASA Windbots To Explore Gaseous Planets, R&D Underway

NASA wants to explore Jupiter and other gaseous planets with a new robot, NASA Windbots, that will fly in the atmosphere, fueled...

Watch NASA Live Stream As New Horizons Reaches Pluto Tomorrow Morning

On January 19th, 2006, approximately 9 years, 5 months, and 24 days ago, a little spacecraft called New Horizons launched off of...

NASA Sending Astronauts To The Bottom Of The Atlantic

In less than a month, NASA will be sending an international team of astronauts and scientists to the bottom of the Atlantic...

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NASA Is Sending Microsoft’s HoloLens To Space

Microsoft’s HoloLens is so futuristic that its implications haven’t quite sunk in for the majority of us. NASA, however, is eager to...

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NASA Signs Mission Contract With Boeing

Space travel and exploration has gained a lot of traction in the past few years after what looked like a somewhat daunting...

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NASA Exploring Algae For Oxygen Supply On Mars

The mankind-on-Mars conversation has been going on for some time, but only recently has it begun to be scientifically feasible. Technological accelerations are...