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In the early 1960s, NASA was considering three different ideas for landing a man on the lunar surface. Houbolt's plan ultimately won out despite concerns within NASA that it was too risky.
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As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing nears, some say the site of the first footprints on the moon should be protected. But historic preservation off our planet is unprecedented.
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The last five years are also the five hottest years on record for average global temperature, according to scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Bradley Cheetham was about to deliver his fourth or fifth presentation in one month. He’d given so many, he said, he’d nearly lost track.Pacing back and…
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Bet you never thought about Mozart and methane going together, did you? One music festival is doing just that: combining classical music and climate…
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A new study from NASA reinforces the idea that droughts are getting worse and could become more frequent in the Western U.S.The culprit is human-caused…
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In 1977, NASA launched two space probes to explore deep space and expand our view of the solar system. 40 years later, Voyager 1 and 2 are still sending…
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The 2017 NASA astronaut candidate class was picked over a two-year period from 18,300 applicants. Four of the chosen 12 have direct connections to…
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Since it established its orbit in 2004, Cassini has continued to thrill scientists -- and the public -- with images and data of Saturn’s rings and…
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The last time a total solar eclipse was visible to most of the continental U.S., Richard Nixon was president and the Beatles had just released ‘Let It Be’…