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November 5, 2016

Help! Baby Stars Attack This Pillar of Dust From the Inside

Space photos of the week,October 31 — November 5, 2016. The post Help! Baby Stars Attack This Pillar of Dust From the Inside appeared first on WIRED.

November 4, 2016

A Material From Shapeshifting Planes Could Heal Human Flesh

Polyvinylidene fluoride is a material NASA researchers have refined for use in morphing aircraft, which shapeshift in response to their environment. But it can also kickstart the human body's healing process. The post A Material From Shapeshifting Planes Could Heal Human Flesh appeared first on WIRED.

October 31, 2016

How NASA Got Every Last Piece of Pluto Data Down From New Horizons

A year and a half ago, Pluto was a pixellated blur. The New Horizons mission has revealed it as the geologically active center of a dwarf planet system. The post How NASA Got Every Last Piece of Pluto Data Down From New Horizons appeared first on WIRED.

October 30, 2016

You Have to Watch NASA’s High-Tech Pumpkins in Action

For the last five years, the engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been putting your pumpkin carving skills to shame in their annual contest. The post You Have to Watch NASA's High-Tech Pumpkins in Action appeared first on WIRED.

October 28, 2016

Molten Salt Reactors Could Soon Help Power Earth—And One Day Mars

If we get our way and really put humans on Mars in the next two decades, they're gonna need power. The post Molten Salt Reactors Could Soon Help Power Earth—And One Day Mars appeared first on WIRED.

October 27, 2016

Samsung Isn’t the Only One with Lithium Ion Battery Problems. Just Ask NASA

A RoboSimian robot at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory blew up thanks to its lithium ion battery. What would happen if it went to space? The post Samsung Isn't the Only One with Lithium Ion Battery Problems. Just Ask NASA appeared first on WIRED.

October 25, 2016

NASA Celebrates 10 Years of Staring Into the Damn Sun

And seeing a whole bunch of solar science along the way. The post NASA Celebrates 10 Years of Staring Into the Damn Sun appeared first on WIRED.

October 22, 2016

Look at This Outer Reach of Space, Where Wind Hits 6 Million MPH

Space photos of the week, October 16 — 22, 2016. The post Look at This Outer Reach of Space, Where Wind Hits 6 Million MPH appeared first on WIRED.

October 21, 2016

The Moon Has Its Own Paparazzi

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera takes 600 photos of the moon every day. The post The Moon Has Its Own Paparazzi appeared first on WIRED.

October 14, 2016

Space Photos of the Week: Purple Haze Star Cluster, All in Your Brain

Space photos of the week, October 9 — 15, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Purple Haze Star Cluster, All in Your Brain appeared first on WIRED.