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Wild new NASA plasma tech reduces drag during hypersonic flight
By Brett Tingley published
NASA is licensing a radical new form of propulsion that uses electromagnets to control the flow of plasma over aircraft and spacecraft flying at hypersonic speeds.

NASA astronaut will celebrate Hanukkah in space with felt menorah
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA International Space Station astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli will pin candles on a felt menorah to honor Hanukkah, the Jewish festival that begins Dec. 7.

The ISS just turned 25, and NASA is getting ready for the end (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The ISS turned 25 years old on Dec. 6, and a new generation of space station is coming into view. By 2030, NASA wants commercial stations and a vehicle ready to deorbit the ISS.

SpaceX's next Starship launch could feature key refueling test
By Mike Wall published
The third flight of SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle could involve a propellant-transfer demonstration, according to NASA officials.

ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
During NASA astronaut Frank Rubio's year in space, a dwarf tomato he harvested floated away from him. International Space Station astronauts retrieved the tomato's remains 8 months later.

Solid rocket boosters for shuttle Endeavour exhibit capped with nose cones
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The work to stand up two rockets for the launchpad-like exhibit of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour has been capped, literally and figuratively, with the addition of two nose cones.

Watch live as astronauts on the ISS celebrate the station's 25th anniversary today (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
International Space Station astronauts will celebrate 25 years of their research facility on Dec. 6. You can watch the event from space, for free.

NASA's Psyche spacecraft finds its 'first light' while zooming to a metal asteroid (image)
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Having launched on Oct. 13, the Psyche spacecraft has been journeying to a metal asteroid reminiscent of Earth's core. It just snapped its first image.
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