Artemis II Update-1: Orion Completes Proximity Operations, Perigee Burn Next
Astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission completed a key proximity operations test on April 2 while orbiting Earth.…
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Huge Craters On an Asteroid Psyche Could Provide Clues to Early Planets
Another investigation that forms the structure of massive craters on asteroid 16 Psyche is providing new perspectives on…
What are the conditions suitable for life on distant moons
Liquid water is said to be a necessity to life. Amazingly, however, there could be conducive conditions of…
New NASA DART mission data reveals asteroids throw ‘cosmic snowballs’ at each other
Binary asteroid systems are not uncommon in our cosmic neighborhood with about 15 percent of asteroids around the…
Five climate trailblazers: UNEP’S 2025 Champions of the Earth
As the world moves to slow climate change and create a more sustainable future, the UN Environment Programme…
Chile and Argentina among coldest places on Earth as polar anticyclone grips region
On 30 June, both Chile and Argentina ranked among the coldest places on Earth, outside the polar regions.…
‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world
This powerful message of International Yoga Day, observed annually on 21 June, reverberated through UN Headquarters in New…
Gaza ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid
“Gaza is the hungriest place on Earth,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva, stressing that it…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better understand…
Earth’s inner core may be oxygen-rich
Oxygen is the key substance for life and one of the most abundant elements in the Earth. However,…
Edward Stone: 50 Years at NASA ends, but his brainchild Voyager’s Project goes on
Stone’s remarkable tenure on NASA’s longest-operating mission spans decades of historic discoveries and firsts. Edward Stone has retired…
Webb offers never-before-seen details of early universe, distant galaxy MACS0647-JD
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was specially designed to detect the faint infrared light from very distant galaxies…
NASA’s Swift, Fermi missions detect exceptional cosmic blast
Astronomers around the world are captivated by an unusually bright and long-lasting pulse of high-energy radiation that swept…
NASA: Are you in an area of Lucy then take a photograph, post it to social media
On Oct. 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids,…
Are we alone in the universe? JPL’s OWLS, other tools to help search for life in deep space
A team at the Lab has invented new technologies that could be used by future missions to analyze…
No Picnic in the Clouds! It’s JPL aerobot
JPL’s Venus Aerial Robotic Balloon Prototype Aces Test Flights A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one…
Webb Telescope, Hubble Telescope Capture Detailed images of DART Impact
Two of NASA’s Great Observatories, the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, have captured views…
NASA-Built ‘Weather Sensors’ Capture Vital Data on Hurricane Ian
A pair of microwave radiometers collected data on the storm as they passed over the Caribbean Sea aboard…
Opportunity to Space enthusiasts: Join the exciting challenge to explore the Moon! [Details]
Lunar enthusiasts of all ages are challenged to help identify features on the Moon that might pose a…
NASA to live coverage Artemis I mission Demonstration Test, Host Media Call [Live schedule, streaming website details]
NASA will provide live coverage with commentary of the upcoming Artemis I cryogenic demonstration test beginning at 7:15…