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Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain

# Nebraska's Wide, Rolling Domain NASA's earth observation capabilities have revealed the Nebraska Sandhills as the largest sand dune system in the W…

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Soccer Meets Space Science

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station conducted a microgravity experiment with soccer balls in March 2026 to understand how internal mass …

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NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert

NASA and U.S. Geological Survey scientists deployed to California's Mojave Desert to investigate mineralogical signatures detected by orbital sensors,…

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June 2026 Satellite Puzzler

NASA has released a satellite image puzzle for June 2026, inviting the public to identify a location captured from orbit and explain its scientific or…

Jun 9, 2026
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NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution?

NASA published an educational resource explaining mass distribution for middle school students, connecting the concept across astronomy, physics, and …

Jun 9, 2026
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Digging Back in Time in the UAE

Archaeologists working at Jabal al Fāyah in the United Arab Emirates have uncovered evidence of human occupation dating back 127,000 years, making it …

Jun 8, 2026
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NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing

NASA convened the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project for its 2026 spring review at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.…

Jun 5, 2026
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Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island

A wildfire consumed roughly one-third of Santa Rosa Island, the second largest of California's Channel Islands, burning through grassland, coastal sag…

Jun 2, 2026

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