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NASA captures the Sun looking like a smiling face ahead of Halloween — here’s what really caused the eerie image

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed a face-like pattern on the Sun, creating a perfectly timed Halloween image.
Government Technology

NASA Preps to Take Astronauts on Trip Around the Moon

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA has recently managed to complete a major milestone as part of the ...

3I/ATLAS Could Help NASA Prevent an Earth Impact—How This Cosmic Test Works

NASA is studying interstellar object 3I/ATLAS to refine its planetary defence systems, using the comet's rare trajectory as a ...

NASA technology hiding in plain sight

NASA technology has helped the world with discoveries used for dustbusters, cellphones and lifesaving COVID-19 equipment ...

With 15,000 workers furloughed and funds uncertain, NASA focuses on one mission — return to the moon

The space agency has been grappling with budget uncertainties and a talent exodus even before the shutdown. But NASA’s moon ...

Do rockets still launch during a government shutdown? How NASA could feel the effects

NASA is not immune to the effects of a government shutdown if congressional leaders fail to reach an agreement before midnight Oct. 1 to prevent one.

NASA Can Open Up the Solar System With Nuclear Propulsion

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be ...

NASA discovered a bacteria that can ‘play dead’—and might have accidentally sent it to Mars

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.
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Steve Shinn Steps Down as Acting NASA CFO

Steve Shinn, former NASA acting CFO, will oversee The Aerospace Corp.'s finance and accounting, modernizing tools and processes.