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…
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Watching water droplets merge on the International Space Station
Understanding how water droplets spread and coalesce is essential for scenarios in everyday life, such as raindrops falling…
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…
Astronomers Detect Protective Shield Defending Pair of ‘Dwarf Galaxies’ with help of FUSE, Hubble
For billions of years, the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxies – the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds –…
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…
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…
Webb space Telescope Captures Clearest View of Neptune’s Rings, Unusual Moon ‘Triton’
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune.…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain; Collects ‘Wildcat Ridge’, analyzes with SHERLOC instrument
NASA’s Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area…
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…
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…
Where do high-energy particles that endanger satellites, astronauts, airplanes come from?
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a vexing problem about the weather in outer space: At…
Artemis I Launch Update: Repair Work Underway, Preparations Continue for Next Launch
Engineers are making progress repairing the area where a liquid hydrogen leak was detected during the Artemis I…
NASA Awards $4 Million Through New Space Grant KIDS Opportunity
NASA is awarding more than $4 million to institutions across the U.S. to help bring the excitement of…
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…