Curiosity’s 360-Degree View of ‘Marker Band Valley’: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mastcam to capture this 360-degree panorama of “Marker Band Valley” on Dec.…
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this image of rhythmic rock layers with a repeating pattern of spacing and thickness. The pattern might have been caused…
An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length — has been detected by…
Elnath, which is also known as Beta Tauri, is the second-brightest star in the constellation of Taurus. Credit: WikiSky What are some skywatching highlights in…
Perseverance’s Three Forks Sample Depot Selfie: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with several of the 10 sample tubes it deposited at a sample…
This image of Mariner 4 superimposed on an image of Mars was used to advertise the Mariner 4 mission. Credit: NASA Other than Earth, no…
Illustration of the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm), which will significantly improve the utility of robotic arms for lunar landers. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech Future…
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Ranger spacecraft approaching the Moon. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech After the establishment of NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
The GIF illustrates NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover utilizing a regolith sampling bit at the end of its robotic arm to collect rock and dust samples,…
This artist’s concept shows the briefcase-sized Lunar Flashlight spacecraft using its near-infrared lasers to shine light into shaded polar regions on the Moon to look…
A vintage JPL graphic celebrating the Explorer 1 satellite. America joined the space race with the launch of this small, but important spacecraft. Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech…
Space telescope images captured in infrared light reveal otherwise unseen details, as in this image of star-forming regions in the Orion Nebula. A recent study…
Newly discovered Earth-size planet TOI 700 e orbits within the habitable zone of its star in this illustration. Its Earth-size sibling, TOI 700 d, can…
The GALCIT rocketeers taking a break from setting up their experimental rocket motor in the Arroyo Seco. Left to right: Rudolph Schott, Apollo M. O.…
This illustration shows the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite in orbit with its solar panels and KaRIn instrument antennas deployed. Credit: CNES The…
This illustration shows the SWOT satellite in orbit with sunlight glinting off one array of solar panels, as well as both KaRIn instrument antennas deployed.…
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite deployed its solar arrays while in Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CNES Cameras on the Surface Water and Ocean…
Methane from the waste sector makes up about 20% of human-caused methane emissions. A new project from a nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use NASA…
Illustration of the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm), which will significantly improve the utility of robotic arms for lunar landers. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech COLDArm,…
This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a mission led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales…