NASA’s Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its 18th close approach to the Sun on December 28, 2023, matching previous distance and speed records, and communicated…
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The sun’s glint beams off a tranquil, blue Atlantic Ocean in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above and…
First image of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander in space. Credit: Astrobotic Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander experienced a propulsion issue soon after launch. NASAEstablished in 1958, the National…
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander will deliver five NASA payloads to the Moon following its January 8 launch on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket. Credit: Astrobotic…
The 2024 Phase I awardees of NASA’s NIAC program include 13 innovative proposals, ranging from Mars exploration to interstellar travel, demonstrating NASA’s ongoing commitment to…
XRISM’s Resolve instrument captured data from supernova remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud to create the most detailed X-ray spectrum of the object ever…
Peregrine is Astrobotic’s small-class lunar lander. It is poised to carry out one of the first commercial missions to the Moon, and be among the…
Ahead of launch as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is encapsulated in the payload fairing, or nose…
Skywatching in January 2024 features the Quadrantid meteor shower, planetary conjunctions with the Moon, and the ever-changing star positions due to Earth’s orbit, with stars…
Illustration of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon. VIPER will get a close-up view of the location and…
This deep dataset from Chandra of the remains of a supernova known as 30 Doradus B (30 Dor B) reveals evidence for more than one…
A set of the International Space Station’s main solar arrays, slightly obscuring the smaller roll-out solar arrays, and the Kibo laboratory module with its exposed…
Four Expedition 70 crew members share New Year’s remarks. From left, Commander Andreas Mogensen of ESA, Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, Flight Engineer Satoshi…
Satellite image of Snowshoe Lava Field and the surrounding volcanic terrain captured on October 26, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. Features…
Astronaut photograph of the Sun rising above Earth’s horizon captured from the International Space Station on September 29, 2023. Astronauts aboard the International Space StationThe…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the far left – on December…
Satellite image of Antarctica’s Argentine Islands captured on February 16, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. The Antarctic island served as a…
An artist’s concept of the completed design of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. VIPER will get a close-up view of the location…
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has created a stunning all-sky time-lapse movie from 14 years of data, capturing the dynamic universe. It highlights the Sun’s…
Satellite image of Cabo Frio’s diverse coastline captured on September 16, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. People have long noticed that…