Amanda Kooser

Contributor|Science

I began my journalism career with Entrepreneur magazine with a focus on small business technology. As a freelance journalist, I’ve covered gadgets, geek culture, public schools, weird foods, transatlantic travel and Route 66. Over the past decade, my focus has been on fascinating

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Apr 1, 2024

Explore A Possible Mars River Channel In Eye-Opening NASA Panorama

Drop yourself into the middle of a Mars mystery with a dramatic NASA Curiosity rover 360-degree panorama starring the Gediz Vallis channel.

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616 viewsJun 26, 2024

Soar Through The Pillars Of Creation In 3D With This Wild NASA Video

The Hubble and James Webb space telescopes team up for a 3D exploration of the ethereal Pillars of Creation, one of NASA's most iconic images of the universe.

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139 viewsJun 21, 2024

Hubble Back In Business, Wows With New Galaxy Image

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope delivers an ethereal galaxy view that highlights the observatory's recovery after a serious technical glitch and a clever fix.

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3,839 viewsJun 13, 2024

‘Spacesuit Discomfort Issue’ Postpones Spacewalk On ISS

NASA called off a planned International Space Station spacewalk due to an unspecified spacesuit discomfort issue experienced by one of the astronauts.

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6,724 viewsJun 11, 2024

This Is What An Epic Solar Storm Looked Like On Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover and MAVEN orbiter tracked the impact of a powerful solar storm as it flooded Mars with charged particles, triggering auroras and camera artifacts.

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724 viewsJun 4, 2024

Hubble Hangs On As NASA Makes Big Change To Telescope Operations

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is entering a new operational mode designed to bypass a pesky gyroscope glitch that has repeatedly halted its science work.

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3,766 viewsJun 3, 2024

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Is On The Fritz Again

A gyroscope problem has once again put a pause on the Hubble Space Telescope's observations of the universe. It's a pesky technical issue that won't go away.

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27,223 viewsJun 1, 2024

NASA Mars Rover Picks Up Pet Rock Named ‘Dwayne’

NASA's Perseverance rover has a new Mars buddy after a rock got caught inside one of its wheels. The hitchhiker seems to be named for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

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14,100 viewsMay 23, 2024

NASA Voyager 1 Back To Science After Glitch In Interstellar Space

Voyager 1 lives. The 46-year-old spacecraft is back to interstellar science after NASA repaired a glitch from 15 billion miles away. There's more recovery work ahead.

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242 viewsMay 22, 2024

Bizarre Spiny Fossil Reveals An Arachnid Unlike Any Other

A 308-million-year-old fossil with spiny legs opens a window into a distant past where unusual arachnids roamed the land, but didn’t survive into modern times.