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  • Can NASA Prevent Microorganisms From Making Their Way to Earth?

    Can NASA Prevent Microorganisms From Making Their Way to Earth?

    This is a really interesting topic, in my opinion.  And something that I hadn’t thought about until now, but biological contamination is a real thing and I’m not just talking about on our planet.  How does NASA defend against microbial invaders from outer space?  Conversely, how can NASA prevent biological contamination from Earth to outer…

  • Scientists Are Puzzled By What Is Floating Around Saturn

    Scientists Are Puzzled By What Is Floating Around Saturn

    The spacecraft Cassini met its demise about a month ago after NASA made it dive into Saturn.  Destroying itself in the planet’s atmosphere, which ended an incredible mission that lasted almost two entire decades. Even though the physical body of Cassini is gone, the information that it previously sent back is still around.  Most recently, scientists…

  • Why does NASA want Cool the Yellowstone Volcano?

    Why does NASA want Cool the Yellowstone Volcano?

    This feels like the plot to a movie, but it’s real life.  NASA is putting a plan together to ensure that the Yellowstone Caldera, which is a volcano, doesn’t actually erupt in our life time.  The consequences could be devastating if the volcano did erupt.  And it did, but that was 70,000 years ago.  Because…