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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.
Pale "halos" around fractures in bedrock analyzed by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain copious silica, indicating that ancient Mars had liquid water for a long...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 31, 2017
Early science results from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 25, 2017
Astronomers have produced a highly detailed image of the Crab Nebula, by combining data from telescopes spanning nearly the entire breadth of the electromagnetic...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 11, 2017
As it drives uphill from a band of rippled sand dunes, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is toting a fistful of dark sand for onboard analysis that will complete the...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 8, 2017
A new movie sequence of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the view as the spacecraft swooped over Saturn during the first of its Grand Finale dives between...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | May 4, 2017
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is back in contact with Earth after its successful first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 28, 2017
Scientists have discovered a new planet with the mass of Earth, orbiting its star at the same distance that we orbit our sun.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 26, 2017
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to make its first dive through the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings on April 26, 2017.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 26, 2017
NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is departing "Cape Tribulation," a crater-rim segment it has explored since late 2014, southbound for its next destination...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 21, 2017
Raul Polit Casillas grew up around fabrics. His mother is a fashion designer in Spain, and, at a young age, he was intrigued by how materials are used for design...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 20, 2017
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | April 5, 2017
The most data-productive spacecraft yet at Mars swept past its 50,000th orbit this week, continuing to compile the most sharp-eyed global coverage ever accomplished...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | March 31, 2017
NASA pulled off a scientific double play in Hawaii this winter, using the same instruments and aircraft to study both volcanoes and coral reefs.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | March 28, 2017
Finding derelict spacecraft and space debris in Earth's orbit can be a technological challenge.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | March 10, 2017
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft performed a previously unscheduled maneuver this week to avoid a collision in the near future with Mars' moon Phobos.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | March 3, 2017
On Mars, wind rules. Wind has been shaping the Red Planet's landscapes for billions of years and continues to do so today.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | March 1, 2017
A mission to examine the habitability of Jupiter's ocean-bearing moon Europa is taking one step closer to the launchpad, with the recent completion of a major NASA...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | February 28, 2017
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter, which has been in orbit around the gas giant since July 4, 2016, will remain in its current 53-day orbit for the remainder of the...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | February 22, 2017
Researchers have completed the first flights of a NASA-led field campaign that is targeting one of the biggest gaps in scientists' understanding of Earth's water...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | February 17, 2017