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A NASA sounding rocket supporting a study of ionosphere and its impact on radio transmissions was launched at 3:38 a.m. EDT, May 1 from Roi-Namur, Republic of the Marshall Islands.

NASA will test a new robotic explorer, dubbed GROVER, in Greenland from early May to early June 2013.

NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere.

An asteroid that will be explored by a NASA spacecraft has a new name, thanks to a third-grade student in North Carolina.

On top of being the world's greatest air, space and cyberspace power, the sequester has added to the Air Force's laundry list of responsibilities the challenge of evaluating every penny spent on every program. No ideas are off the table in the search for ways to limit the impending fiscal impact.

The latest Air Force-wide movement to be financially savvy is the Every Dollar Counts campaign, constructed under the leadership of Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer, to help lessen the financial impact caused by sequestration.
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The varied colors and topography of national forests in the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountains provide a great test for LDCM's eyesight.

NASA scientists don't often learn that their spacecraft is at risk of crashing into another satellite...

NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission begins collecting ground data in northeastern Iowa that will evaluate how well satellite rainfall data can be used for flood forecasting.

IceBridge scientists begin another season of research activity over Arctic ice sheets and sea ice with the first of a series of science flights from Greenland on Wednesday.

Dr. Paul Racette raises consciousness by bridging how Native Americans and Western scientists view the world.

PV Cep is a favorite target for amateur astronomers because the fan-shaped nebulosity, known as GM 1-29 or Gyulbudaghian’s Nebula, changes over a timescale of months.

One young Team Andrews member was recognized as the installation's Youth of the Year during a ceremony at the Family Fest Rodeo here April 20.

Col. William M. Knight, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews commander, presented Andrews youth Brandon Shields the award for demonstrating leadership and service in the community and adhering to high moral standards.

"Congratulations Brandon," said Knight. "I am so proud of you; thank you for all you do."

Shields, a five-year veteran of the youth programs here, played a key role in contributing toward many successful events, said Anne Young, Youth Programs teen director. This year alone he has volunteered for 177 hours.
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With the Army facing major changes in the near future, including cutting the size of its force by nearly 80,000 Soldiers, the Department of the Army provided a "listening session" at Fort Meade on April 18 to hear what the is saying about the reductions and restructuring. The 45-minute listening session,...

Rio Tate, a sophomore at Meade High School, removes garbage near the road in Patriot Ridge on Saturday morning during the Enlisted Spouses Club's fifth annual Clean Up! Fort Meade. During the three-hour event, volunteers helped spruce up the installation's neighborhoods by removing trash along roads and in wooded areas....

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