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SCIENCE March 25, 2021

Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole

Scientists from the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration announced Wednesday that they had been able to map the magnetic fields around a black hole using polarized light waves for the first time, releasing a stunning image of the supermassive object at the center of the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy.

SCIENCE March 20, 2021

Katherine Johnson: What to know about the 'Hidden Figures' NASA scientist

Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Coleman Johnson of "Hidden Figures" fame was always at the front of the class. 

SCIENCE March 19, 2021

NASA successfully tests world's most powerful rocket

NASA successfully test-fired the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the second time on Thursday afternoon.

SCIENCE March 18, 2021

Mars is first inner planet after Earth to have core measured

NASA's InSight spacecraft has measured the size of Mars's core for the first time. 

SCIENCE March 16, 2021

NASA to conduct second rocket test for Artemis moon missions

NASA will conduct its second Green Run hot fire test of the core stage for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. 

SCIENCE March 13, 2021

Greenland rocks have traces of ancient magma ocean, scientists discover

Scientists have found evidence in ancient rocks from southern Greenland that indicates much of the Earth was once entirely molten. 

SCIENCE March 12, 2021

China, Russia reveal joint plan for lunar space station

China and Russia announced earlier this week that they had partnered to build a lunar research station.

SCIENCE March 6, 2021

What is NASA's Super Guppy plane?

NASA's Super Guppy is an aircraft built specifically to ferry large cargo.

SCIENCE March 6, 2021

The moon has a tail that sends beams across Earth, researchers say

The Moon has a comet-like tail made of millions of sodium atoms, researchers reported on Wednesday.

SCIENCE March 3, 2021

'God of Chaos' asteroid to pass by Earth this week

The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," will pass by Earth on Friday.

NASA January 13, 2021

NASA helps cement plan to return to the moon

Though NASA may have trouble returning to the moon by 2024, the U.S. space agency is doing what it can to eventually explore the lunar surface, announcing a formal partnership with Japan for the lunar Gateway.