Astronomers have managed to link the properties of the inner planets of our solar system with our cosmic history: with the emergence of ring structures…
Webb’s engineers have released and rolled up the sunshield covers that protected the thin layers of Webb’s sunshield during launch. After the team electrically activated…
Shortly after 9 a.m. EST today (December 30, 2021), the Webb team completed deployment of the observatory’s aft momentum flap. In a process that took…
With Webb’s first major structural deployments completed and the observatory’s Deployable Tower Assembly extended, we are taking a step back to learn more about Webb’s…
Yesterday afternoon, the Webb team successfully extended the observatory’s Deployable Tower Assembly (DTA), creating critical distance between the two halves of the spacecraft. The DTA…
An international scientific group with outstanding Valencian participation has managed to measure for the first time oscillations in the brightness of a neutron star –…
Like a sprinkle of powdered sugar on a rich red velvet cake, this scene from the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captures the contrasting colors…
The astronauts and cosmonauts of Expedition 66 worked throughout Wednesday on U.S. and Russian spacesuits. The orbital residents will also end 2021 working on life…
After a successful launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on December 25, and completion of two mid-course correction maneuvers, the Webb team has analyzed…
On December 25, the Webb team successfully executed the first of three planned orbit corrections to get Webb into its halo orbit around the second…
The Expedition 66 crew members continue unpacking the SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle and initiating brand new microgravity investigations. Some of the new science taking place…
New modeling suggests fast collisions could explain why Earth is habitable while Venus is not. New modeling suggests large, high-speed impacts during Venus’ early history…
Researchers have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding a planet outside of our solar system. Earth’s magnetic field acts as a shield…
What’s it like landing on Mars? Tough! But every time we land, we learn more. When NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover descended toward the Red Planet,…
Nebula [ neb-yuh-luh ]: star-forming cloud of gas and dust. Noun, plural neb·u·lae [neb-yuh-lee, -lahy] These four nebulae are known for their breathtaking beauty: the…
A new video looks back on the six-wheeled scientist’s first 10 months on the Red Planet and all that it’s accomplished so far. NASA’s Perseverance…
Webb is beginning to resemble the form it will take when it is fully deployed – now that the mission operations team has successfully deployed…
Early this afternoon the Webb mission operations team concluded the deployment of the first of two structures that hold within them Webb’s most unpredictable and…