Trials by Fire, Ice, Light and Sound: NASA’s New Mars Rover Perseveres
The agency’s new Mars rover is put through a series of tests in vacuum chambers, acoustic chambers and more to get ready for the Red…
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Next-Generation NASA Space Telescope Named for ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman
At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, team members are building the Coronagraph Instrument for the spacecraft and contributing to the mission’s science goals. NASA is…
Meet the Scientists and Engineers Behind NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
These are the people who built NASA’s next Mars rover and who will guide it to a safe landing in Jezero Crater. Behind every spacecraft…
Scientists Concerned As Denman Glacier Retreats Both Above and Below the Water Line
Using a combination of satellite sensors, scientists recently found that Denman Glacier has been retreating both above and below the water line. That one glacier…
NASA Perseverance Mars Rover Scientists Train in Nevada Desert
Team members searched for signs of ancient microscopic life there, just as NASA’s newest rover will on the Red Planet next year. Billions of years…
How Astronauts Upgraded a Complex Experiment in Space [Video]
The Cold Atom Lab is using microgravity to learn about atoms and the quantum world, which could pave the way for new technologies in space…
What Is an Atomic Clock? And the Deep Space Atomic Clock?
The clock is ticking: A technology demonstration that could transform the way humans explore space is active. Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,…
Vehicle Stacking: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Spacecraft Put in Launch Configuration
Stacking spacecraft components on top of each other is one of the final assembly steps before a mission launches to the Red Planet. Engineers working…
‘Chaos Terrain’ of Jupiter’s Moon Europa Shown in Crisp Detail in NASA Galileo Images
Work is ongoing to refine images NASA’s Galileo spacecraft captured of Europa as scientists prepare for exploration of Jupiter’s icy moon. The surface of Jupiter’s…
Where Did Life First Form on Earth? Complex NASA Hydrothermal Reactor Provides New Evidence
By mimicking rocky seafloor chimneys in the lab, scientists have produced new evidence that these features could have provided the right ingredients to kick-start life….
16 Years of Ice Sheet Loss Mapped by Most Advanced Earth-Observing Laser NASA Has Ever Flown in Space
Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea level rise between 2003 and 2019. Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser…
Rapidly Developed NASA Ventilator Authorized by FDA for Emergency Use
The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed the device for coronavirus patients with rapid production in mind. The license is being offered for free to manufacturers….
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Gets an Ingenious Name From Alabama High School Student
Vaneeza Rupani’s essay was chosen as the name for the small spacecraft, which will mark NASA’s first attempt at powered flight on another planet. Destined…
Dancing Black Hole Collision Unleashes a Flash of Light Brighter Than a Trillion Stars
The recently retired infrared observatory was the only telescope to spot a far-off flash of light that holds clues about the physical characteristics of these…
Large “Potentially Hazardous” Asteroid NASA Has Been Tracking for 22 Years Will Fly Past Earth Today
The large near-Earth object is well known to astronomers and will get no closer than 3.9 million miles to our planet. A large near-Earth asteroid…
NASA Lunar Flashlight Mission Will Explore Moon’s Darkest Craters
To support the next wave of human exploration, the Lunar Flashlight mission will look for potential ice hidden at the Moon’s South Pole. As astronauts…
The Incredible Story of “The Camera That Saved Hubble”
In December 1993, NASA held its collective breath as seven astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour caught up with the Hubble Space Telescope 353 miles (568…
Crucial Weight-Balancing Test Performed on NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover
The mission team performed a crucial weight-balancing test on the rover in preparation for this summer’s history-making launch to the Red Planet. With 13 weeks…