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NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory4h ago
This story is an update to the Antarctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series tracking long-term change on Earth's surface through satellite imagery.
NASAby Tara Friesen2d ago
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash.
NASAby Jessica Taveau3d ago
NASA is launching two new science and technology initiatives to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate the innovation that will shape America’s future in space.
NASAby Tara Friesen3d ago
A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-space repairs and reduce orbital debris.
NASAby albarne13d ago
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope is shedding light on brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line...
NASAby Marty McCoy; NASA Webb Mission Team3d ago
First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe.
NASAby Lauren E. Low3d ago
After more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory4d ago
For many longtime cotton farmers in the Texas High Plains, the 2026 drought sparked flashbacks to catastrophic harvests of the past.
NASAby Lauren E. Low4d ago
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of International Space Station...
NASAby Mark A. Garcia4d ago
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory5d ago
This story is an update to the Arctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series, which tracks long-term change on Earth's surface through satellite imagery.
NASAby Stephen Carney5d ago
A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been...
NASAby Marty McCoy; NASA Webb Mission Team5d ago
NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory6d ago
The Cree word pahtaaunaakun seems particularly apt for describing the distinctive brown hues of the waters that drain into Hannah Bay and Rupert Bay in Canada.
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members6d ago
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct.
NASAby Jessica Taveau6d ago
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather...
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory7d ago
From an astronaut’s perspective looking back at Earth, a patch of bright rock in arid southern Madagascar may appear out of place. But it wouldn’t on the Moon.
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members7d ago
Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept.
NASAby Sondra Woodward7d ago
“I want to be able to look at a rocket launch and say, ‘I touched a piece of this.’” That’s how Richard Spolzino describes the thing he’s chasing.
NASAby Jessica Taveau9d ago
As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Philadelphia Eagles vs.
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