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Earth's Magnetic Field Is Drifting Westward, and Nobody Knows Why

May 20, 2018 | Article

Weird, slow-moving waves in the planet's core could explain the mysterious drifting.
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New NASA Chief Bridenstine Says Humans Contribute to Climate Change 'in a Major Way'

May 19, 2018 | Article

NASA's new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said that he knows Earth's climate is changing, and that humans contribute to it "in a major way," also supporting NASA's research into that important area.
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What is Solar Wind?

May 18, 2018 | Reference

Solar wind is a constant stream of plasma and particles emanating from the sun.
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Chaotic, Shapeless Galaxy Glitters in Dazzling Hubble Telescope View

May 18, 2018 | Article

This shapeless blob of a galaxy is home to many clusters of bright, blue newborn stars, which form in pockets around the outskirts of its cloudy, yellow-white core.
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NASA's New Exoplanet Hunter Just Buzzed the Moon and Snapped Its 1st Photo!

May 18, 2018 | Article

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite zoomed within about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) of the moon yesterday (May 17) in an orbit-shaping maneuver. The spacecraft also recently took its first test image, NASA officials said.
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Image of the Day

May 18, 2018 | Image Album

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold takes a selfie 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the Earth during a spacewalk on Wednesday (May 16).

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Gravity Assist Podcast: TESS, with Martin Still

May 18, 2018 | Article

NASA's new Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, speaks to Martin Still, who is the Program Manager on the TESS mission, about how its quest to discover nearby exoplanets.
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