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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Initially scheduled for a minimum 2.5-year primary mission, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has gone far beyond its expected lifetime—and is still going strong after...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | August 22, 2018
NASA's Opportunity rover has been silent since June 10, when a planet-encircling dust storm cut off solar power for the nearly-15-year-old rover.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | August 17, 2018
Thin, red veins of energized gas mark the location of one of the larger supernova remnants in the Milky Way galaxy in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | August 3, 2018
As NASA's Dawn spacecraft prepares to wrap up its groundbreaking 11-year mission, which has included two successful extended missions at Ceres, it will continue...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | July 18, 2018
NASA's Dawn spacecraft reached its lowest-ever and final orbit around dwarf planet Ceres on June 6 and has been returning thousands of stunning images and other...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | July 2, 2018
Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal complex organic molecules originating from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, strengthening the idea that this ocean world...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 28, 2018
In the last decade, we have discovered thousands of planets outside our solar system and have learned that rocky, temperate worlds are numerous in our galaxy.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 26, 2018
A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA's Opportunity rover to suspend science operations.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 21, 2018
For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material ejected when the powerful gravity of a supermassive...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 18, 2018
Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012, increasing global sea levels by 0.12 inch (3 millimeters) in that timeframe alone, according to a major new...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 14, 2018
NASA engineers received a transmission from Opportunity on Sunday morning, a positive sign despite the worsening dust storm.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 12, 2018
NASA's Curiosity rover is analyzing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs for the first time in more than a year.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 4, 2018
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is maneuvering to its lowest-ever orbit for a close-up examination of the inner solar system's only dwarf planet.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | June 1, 2018
Are you looking for an exotic destination to visit this summer? Why not take a virtual trip to an Earth-size planet beyond our solar system with NASA's interactive ...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 25, 2018
Engineers working with NASA's Curiosity Mars rover have been hard at work testing a new way for the rover to drill rocks and extract powder from them.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 23, 2018
Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether Jupiter's moon Europa has the ingredients to support...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 15, 2018
Reports of the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet often refer to how much the melting could add to global sea levels—as if meltwater raises the ocean evenly...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 3, 2018
Scientists working on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet's polar...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 11, 2018