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 Featured NASA/JAXA’s XRISM Mission Captures Unmatched Data With Just 36 Pixels3 min readNASA/JAXA’s XRISM Mission Captures Unmatched Data With Just 36 Pixelsarticle2 days ago This coronal mass ejection, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, erupted on the Sun Aug. 31, 2012, traveling over 900 miles per second and sending radiation deep into space. Earth’s magnetic field shields it from radiation produced by solar events like this one, while Mars lacks that kind of shielding.6 min readNASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Marsarticle3 days ago A person stands next to a small jet engine inside a soundproofed room.3 min readNASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Researcharticle3 days ago
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 NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft  NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims...
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 NASA Sets Coverage for X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Rollout  Editor’s Note: This advisory was revised Thursday, Jan. 11, to include a new contact for reporters wishing to participate in...
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 Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review  It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA...
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 NASA’s X-59 Goes from Green to Red, White, and Blue  NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft continues to make progress, most recently moving to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk...
 NASA Maps Minerals and Ecosystem Function in Southwest U.S. Regions  In September 2023, NASA aircraft began supporting an effort to find and map critical mineral deposits in Western regions of...
 NASA, Partners Explore Sustainable Fuel’s Effects on Aircraft Contrails  Contrails, the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an...
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