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Uranus: Discovery of the Seventh Planet

Uranus: Discovery of the Seventh Planet

On March 13, 1781, William Herschel announced a new world — the first planet found with a telescope. The discovery expanded the known solar system and set off debates over naming,…
Space
Van Allen Probe A's Uncontrolled Plunge

Van Allen Probe A's Uncontrolled Plunge

NASA's Van Allen Probe A plunged back into Earth's atmosphere this week years earlier than planned after solar-driven drag accelerated its decay. Officials say most of the 1,323-p…
Science
Humans Nudge an Asteroid’s Solar Track

Humans Nudge an Asteroid’s Solar Track

A new Science Advances study confirms NASA’s DART impact in 2022 produced the first measurable change to an asteroid pair’s orbit around the Sun, demonstrating kinetic impact as a…
Space
When Segregated Labs Calculated the Moon

When Segregated Labs Calculated the Moon

How Black women mathematicians working in segregated NASA labs programmed Orion-era triumphs — and reshaped STEM careers. A historic look at Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Ma…
Space
Full Moon Rises Over Artemis II

Full Moon Rises Over Artemis II

Photographers captured the Snow Moon rising directly behind NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System at Kennedy Space Center on 1 February 2026, producing a precise, symbolic image a…