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NASA Honors Global Innovators in Space Apps Challenge

1/17/2025

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In a thrilling showcase of innovation, NASA's Space Apps Challenge celebrated 10 global winners from a staggering 15,444 teams across 163 countries. Among them, Canada's WMPGang team clinched the Best Use of Science Award for their groundbreaking SkyShield app, which visualizes near-Earth objects and meteoroid threats, turning data into solutions for our planet and beyond.

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In a thrilling showcase of innovation, NASA's Space Apps Challenge celebrated 10 global winners from a staggering 15,444 teams across 163 countries. Among them, Canada's WMPGang team clinched the Best Use of Science Award for their groundbreaking SkyShield app, which visualizes near-Earth objects and meteoroid threats, turning data into solutions for our planet and beyond.