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  • What Does NASA Stand For, And Was It Originally Called NACA?

    6 days ago - By SlashGear

    Though many have grown familiar with the NASA acronym for the U.S. aerospace organization, it stems from an older administration that started it all.
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  • Astronomers want to study the ‘dark ages' of the universe from the Moon

    Astronomers want to study the ‘dark ages' of the universe from the Moon

    6 days ago - By TheBoyGeniusReport

    NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy are teaming up to create a unique lunar telescope that will search for what astronomers call the “Dark Age Signal,” a radio signal believed to have existed in the universe's dark age, a time before stars and galaxies existed.
    The lunar telescope will launch in a few years and will be positioned on the “dark side of the Moon.” This part of the Moon is so named because it always appears shrouded in darkness. Of course, it isn't dark all the time. But, because the Moon and Earth are tidally locked, it's part of the Moon that we never see because it's...
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  • NASA map shows where you can see a solar eclipse across the U.S

    NASA map shows where you can see a solar eclipse across the U.S

    6 days ago - By Digital Trends

    NASA has created a map of the U.S. showing when and where you can see a solar eclipse in 2023 and 2024.
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