Astronaut Sally Ride, The First American Woman In Space, Will Get Her Own Stamp

Astronaut Sally Ride, The First American Woman In Space, Will Get Her Own Stamp

Physicist and NASA astronaut Sally Ride will receive her own stamp, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Ride, who died in 2012, was the first American woman to go into space.Picture and amp; Footage:Getty ImagesNASASmithsonian Air And Space MuseumUniversity Of California Television (UCTV)United States Postal Service (USPS) and amp;nbsp;Music:AudioblocksSpace And Time and amp;nbsp; May 25, 2018
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NASA study shows freshwater decline in India

The first-of-its-kind study used 14 years of observations from the US/German-led Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) spacecraft mission to track global trends in freshwater in 34 regions around the world. May 18, 2018
NASA Insight Mission Launches

NASA Insight Mission Launches

NASAs next mission to Mars has launched into space for a 6 month journey where it will take the planets vital signs and help us understand how rocky planets formed. May 5, 2018
Artist’s Impression Of Gas Giant WASP-107b

Artist’s Impression Of Gas Giant WASP-107b

The exoplanet WASP-107b is a gas giant, orbiting a highly active K-type main sequence star. The star is about 200 light-years from Earth. Using spectroscopy, scientists were able to find helium in the escaping atmosphere of the planet and amp;mdash; the first detection of this element in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. May 3, 2018
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Jupiter moon Ganymede's environment unique: NASA probe

NASA's Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that time, the hearty spacecraft sent back spates of discoveries on the gas giant's moons, including the observation of a magnetic environment around Ganymede that was distinct from Jupiter's own magnetic field. May 2, 2018
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Scientists in shock as NASA junks first-ever robotic mission to Moon

NASA pulled the plug on Resource Prospector that aimed to be the first mining expedition on another world. NASA issued a statement, saying that "some of the instruments from the Resource Prospector mission would be used in other missions that would land on the moon later". Apr 28, 2018