Hubble Space Telescope image of Arp 86, a peculiar pair of interacting galaxies which lies roughly 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.…
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The Ingenuity helicopter made history on April 19, 2021, with the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. How do engineers talk…
The CME associated with the October 9, 2021, M1 flare arrived as anticipated early on October 12, UTC-day. The CME shock front arrived at the…
Believe it or not, observing the Moon is something you can do no matter the weather, time of day, or location! We interpret “observe” very…
October 10, 2021 The pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and markets in ways that have led to backlogs of cargo ships at key ports.…
International Observe the Moon Night is an annual world-wide public engagement program that encourages observation, appreciation, and understanding of our Moon and its connection to…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen in this 2 minute and 30 second exposure photograph as it…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft deploying its solar arrays. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Where will you be and what will you be up to in…
NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory…
Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute Ice Sublimating Off the Surface Replenishes a Tenuous Envelope You would think that living half-a-billion miles from the Sun…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft with its solar arrays deployed. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is…
After the custom-built shipping container carrying Webb is unloaded from the MN Colibri, Webb will be transported to its launch site, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center SwRI’s Levison, Olkin lead…
After successfully completing the integrated modal test, technicians removed the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s Orion stage adapter structural test article and the Mass simulator…
[embedded content] The James Webb Space TelescopeThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the…
With First Martian Samples Packed, NASA Perseverance Rover Initiates Ambitious Sample Return Mission
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will store rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on the planet’s surface for future missions to retrieve, as seen…
The James Webb Space Telescope, a once-in-a-generation space mission, arrived safely at Pariacabo harbor in French Guiana on October 12, 2021, ahead of its launch…
Images from the Perseverance rover confirm that Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake, researchers say. This Mastcam-Z enhanced color photo mosaic shows a butte…
2012 – 2018 Scientists reveal details of a rare type of lightning that stretches into space. A rare type of lightning has had scientists scratching…
[embedded content]On October 16, 2021, NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government…