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A Timeline Of The Tragic Shuttle Launch That Changed NASA Forever
Thirty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded. The tragedy shocked a nation caught in launch fever, and reshaped how NASA thought about risk.
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This Is An X-Ray Of The Earth’s Aurora
This planet’s aurora are a spectacular sight, but you’ve probably never seen them quite like this. You’re looking at a view of them as seen by the European Space Agency’s Integral space observatory, which captured how they look as an X-ray.
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A New State Of Matter Could Create Ultracompact Data Storage
A new form of matter, in which an electrical charge swirls in a vortex, has been observed in a ferroelectric material. The discovery could usher in new kinds of memory and processors that take up far less space.
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Wanted: Reusable Rockets For NASA Research
Reusable rockets just went from a party trick to a research necessity. Have a rocket you can launch, land safely and launch again? NASA wants you, now.