Astronomers study the surface composition of a nearby super-Earth
Using MIRI (Mid Infrared Instrument) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of researchers led…
Planets
Artemis II Update-8, Day 3 : Crew prepares for first correction burn, readies lunar flyby tasks
NASA’s Artemis II crew began Flight Day 3 on April 4 after departing Earth’s orbit earlier in the…
TOI-5205 b Exoplanet Around Red Dwarf Reveals Unusual Atmosphere: JWST Study
Astronomers studying the exoplanet TOI-5205 b have found unexpected atmospheric properties that challenge existing models of planet formation.…
Artemis II Update-6, Day 2 : Crew, houston poll ‘Go’ for Translunar injection burn, crew prepares for Moon flight
NASA approved the translunar injection burn for Artemis II on April 2, clearing the Orion spacecraft to leave…
Artemis II Update-4: Crew completes proximity test, perigee raise burn up next
NASA’s Artemis II crew completed a proximity operations test on April 2, maneuvering the Orion spacecraft near a…
Artemis II Update-2 : Perigee Raise Burn Completed with brief Communications Loss, NASA Probes
NASA confirmed the Artemis II crew completed a perigee raise maneuver on April 2, refining Orion’s orbit around…
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.…
Artemis II Mission Launch: NASA Sends Crew on First Moon Flyby in 50 Years
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched four astronauts on April 2 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
Space Breakthrough: Astronomers confirm rogue planet candidate as a planet for the first time
An international team led by Peking University confirmed the mass of a rogue planet for the first time…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Space News: Planetary-scale ‘heat wave’ discovered in Jupiter’s atmosphere
An unexpected ‘heat wave’ of 700 degrees Celsius, extending 130,000 kilometres (10 Earth diameters) in Jupiter’s atmosphere, has…
NASA Sets TV Coverage for Crewed Soyuz Mission to Space Station[Live schedule details]
NASA will provide live coverage of key events as a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts launch and dock…
NASA Hosts National Space Council Meeting, Vice President Kamala Harris Chairs Event
Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the importance of climate, human spaceflight, and STEM education during the Biden-Harris Administration’s…