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NASA Selects 2013 Carl Sagan Fellows

NASA has announced recipients of the 2013 Sagan Exoplanet Fellowships, a program designed to encourage new talent in exoplanet research. More

NASA Announces New CubeSat Space Mission Candidates

NASA has selected 24 small satellites, including three from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to fly as payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. More

A New Generation of Sensors for Space Exploration

A collaborative effort between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Delft University of Technology has demonstrated a novel optical sensor for the analysis of the composition and of the origin of geological formations. More

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Precision Formation Flying

Precision Formation Flying

Precision formation flying enables a new class of mission designs with the potential of unprecedented science performance by the precise control of collaborative distributed spacecraft systems.

	Dennis Matson Asteroids, Comets & Satellites

	Tim Schofield Earth and Planetary Atmospheres

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	NASA Curiosity Rover Wins Prestigious Awards		How to Target an Asteroid

	Forecasting Quakes: Facts, Myths and Possibilities		Using GRACE Data for Water Cycle Analysis and Climate Modeling

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NASA Sends Unmanned Aircraft to Study Volcanic Plume

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Edward Stone Award

Paul Goldsmith

For the first unequivocal detection of molecular oxygen in interstellar clouds, advancing our understanding of the chemistry and interactions between gas and grains in star forming regions.

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