New Mexico

New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region of the western U.S. with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona, and bordering Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. The state capital is Santa Fe, which is the oldest capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Nuevo México in New Spain; the largest city is Albuquerque. New Mexico is the fifth-largest of the fifty states, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks 36th in population and 46th in population density. Its climate and geography are highly varied, ranging from forested mountains to sparse deserts; the northern and eastern regions exhibit a colder alpine climate, while the west and south are warmer and more arid.

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Boeing Starliner Undocks From Space Station, Lands in New Mexico

Starliner Lands in New Mexico

NASA to launch 8 scientific balloons from New Mexico

NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico

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The “COSMIC” system in New Mexico is spearheading a new SETI approach, now observing up to 3000 stars per hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Using a technique called `beamforming,’ COSMIC combines signals from 27 antennas to target areas of interest within the array’s field of view on the sky.

New Species of Giant Tyrannosaur Discovered in New Mexico

Fossil unearthed in New Mexico years ago is identified as older, more primitive relative of T. rex

Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas

Ancient Footprints in New Mexico Shift Timeline for Early Human Presence in North America

New Radiocarbon Dating Confirms Age of 23,000-Year-Old Human Footprints in New Mexico

New Mexico footprints are oldest sign of humans in Americas, research shows

Using ancient pollen, scientists verified these footprints in New Mexico are 22,000 years old

Human footprints in New Mexico really may be surprisingly ancient, new dating shows

New Mexico Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

Virgin Galactic’s Thursday spaceflight “is a go” from New Mexico