The 'geoid': Why NASA’s gravity model makes Earth look like a potato

Mapping Earth’s gravity, NASA has released a visualisation of the geoid — the apparent real shape of our planet given the ...
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NASA's New ‘Vomit Comet' Has a Secretive Air Force Past

The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive U.S. Air Force flying testbed, and is now becoming NASA's new reduced-gravity research aircraft with the registration N837NA ...

Dragonfly: NASA’s Most Exciting Mission This Century Is Taking Shape

NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan has passed critical tests as the space agency’s revolutionary Titan rotorcraft moves a step closer to its 2028 launch.
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Astronauts may not face major heart health risks from space missions, new study suggests

New research from the University of Chicago looks at whether spaceflight can cause lasting changes to astronauts’ heart ...

Could A Nuclear Weapon Save Earth From A Dangerous Asteroid? Scientists Run New Tests

Scientists have used powerful computer simulations to examine whether a nuclear explosion could break apart a large asteroid that threatens Earth.

Textbooks May Be Wrong: Satellite Data Challenge the Two-Bulge Tide Model

Large-scale tidal observations challenge the textbook idea that two symmetric water bulges physically form on opposite sides ...

Infleqtion: The Execution Phase (Rating Downgrade)

YoY revenue growth, raised guidance, $582M cash. Click for this INFQ earnings update and see why I have downgraded the stock.