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NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps

NASA is opening applications for its next class of astronauts, inviting future explorers to join missions to the Moon and Mars, marking a new era of human spaceflight.

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First Fat Bear Week winner remembered in short film

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Scientists just found dinosaur blood that survived 115 million years

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Here’s How to Make a Time Capsule That’ll Last Your Family for Generations

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NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps

Latest Discoveries

Art, philosophy, and science blend in beautiful wildlife photography

First Fat Bear Week winner remembered in short film

Scientists just found dinosaur blood that survived 115 million years

Here’s How to Make a Time Capsule That’ll Last Your Family for Generations

Daily Games

A Radiant Thought

The Curiosity Boost

Movement Joy

Wake up to Radiance.

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