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An artist’s depiction with cutaway section of the two giant donuts of radiation, called the Van Allen Belts, that surround Earth. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight…
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features two interacting galaxies that are so intertwined, they have a collective name – Arp 91. Credit: ESA/Hubble &…
October 4, 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcano is making its presence felt from above and below. The effects of the eruption at Cumbre Vieja volcano are being felt…
OSIRIS-REx mission scientists thought sampling a piece of Bennu would be like a walk on the beach, but the surprisingly craggy surface proved to be…
The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship relocates from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module on September 28, 2021. Credit: NASA The Expedition 65…
July 3, 2014 If you look frequently at satellite imagery or astronaut photography, you have probably noticed bright patches of light that can make certain…
Is MarsMars is the second smallest planet in our solar system and the fourth planet from the sun. Iron oxide is prevalent in Mars’ surface…
May 9, 2021 The southern coasts of this Chinese island are lined with tropical beaches, while the inner bays are lined with floating fishing villages.…
October 3, 2021 Satellite imagers can make oil spills easier to detect in open water. When oil leaks or spills into the ocean, the water…
An animated illustration of magnetospheric waves, in light blue. At the front of the magnetosphere, these waves appear to be still. Credit: Martin Archer/Emmanuel Masongsong/NASA…
September 21, 2021 This is the second part of a story about fires in California. Read part 1 here. Accumulating fuels and rising populations are…
The escarpment the science team refers to as “Scarp a” is seen in this image captured by Perseverance rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument on April 17, 2021.…
September 13, 2021 Heat waves and droughts supercharged by climate change, a century of fire suppression, and fast-growing populations have made large, destructive fires more…
This illustration shows a concept for a set of future robots working together to ferry back samples from the surface of Mars collected by NASA’s…
October 4, 2021 As the Cumbre Vieja eruption continued into its second week, satellites captured images of some remarkable moments in the skies above the…
[embedded content] What’s Up for October? What to look for this month at sunrise and sunset, and two brilliant stars vying for the “pole” position.…
Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins, APL/Steve Gribben…
Artist depiction of a lunar lander utilizes the FAST landing pad deposition technology. Credit: Masten Space Systems Space exploration requires all kinds of interesting solutions…
NASA’s Psyche mission to a distant metal asteroid will carry a revolutionary Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) package. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Set to launch next year,…