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NASA’s Dragonfly Mission Sets Sights on Titan’s Mysteries

Reported by NASA

When it descends through the thick golden haze on Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft will find eerily familiar terrain. Dunes wrap around Titan’s equator. Clouds drift across its skies. Rain drizzles. Rivers flow, forming canyons, lakes...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 22 May 2025 15:59 +0000

Winners Announced in NASA’s 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition

Reported by NASA

A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first place at the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged student teams to research aviation solutions to s...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 22 May 2025 15:52 +0000

Stargazing in national parks around the world

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Stargazing in national parks ... yes! Increasing light pollution in the United States makes national parks some of the last dark refuges. The post Stargazing in national parks around the world first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Thu, 22 May 2025 11:38 +0000

New minor planet found in the distant solar system

Reported by Space | EarthSky

The IAU's Minor Planet Center announced a new minor planet on May 21, 2025, which is fairly large and has a huge, irregular orbit around the sun. The post New minor planet found in the distant solar system first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Thu, 22 May 2025 11:30 +0000

What is Lunar Regolith? (Grades 5-8)

Reported by NASA

This article is for students grades 5-8. The surface of the Moon is covered in a thick layer of boulders, rocks, and dust. This dusty, rocky layer is called lunar regolith.  It was created a long time ago when meteorites crashed into the Moon and...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 May 2025 19:18 +0000

NASA-French Satellite Spots Large-Scale River Waves for First Time

Reported by NASA

In a first, researchers from NASA and Virginia Tech used satellite data to measure the height and speed of potentially hazardous flood waves traveling down U.S. rivers. The three waves they tracked were likely caused by extreme rainfall and by a loosened i...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 May 2025 16:42 +0000