NASA Planet Hunter Discovers Second Habitable, Earth-Size World in TOI 700 System
The newly discovered planet and its Earth-size sibling are both in the habitable zone, where liquid water could potentially exist on their surfaces. Using data…
The newly discovered planet and its Earth-size sibling are both in the habitable zone, where liquid water could potentially exist on their surfaces. Using data…
The American Rocketeer is the story of the origins of the world’s premiere center for the exploration of the solar system and beyond: NASA’s Jet…
The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide high-definition data on the salt- and fresh water on Earth’s surface. On December 16, NASA…
Meet the scientific heart of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, which will see Earth’s water in higher definition than ever before. Successfully launched…
Cameras on the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft captured the antennas for its main science instrument unfurling in orbit. But before it could…
A nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use data from NASA’s EMIT mission, plus current airborne and future satellite instruments, to survey waste sites for methane…
COLDArm, the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm, will significantly improve the utility of robotic arms for lunar landers. The arm will enable manipulation capabilities in…
A new video series highlights the hard work and passion of scientists and engineers who helped get this remarkable new satellite off the ground. On…
Cube-shaped snow, icy landscapes, and frost are all part of the Red Planet’s coldest season. When winter comes to Mars, the surface is transformed into…
NASA Gets Unusually Close Glimpse of Black Hole Destroying a Star Recent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand…
After more than four years on the Red Planet, NASA mission managers have concluded that the solar-powered InSight lander has run out of energy. NASA’s…
New research uses NASA satellite observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe. From Lake Pontchartrain to the Texas border,…
NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Find Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water In the 1995 post-apocalyptic action film “Waterworld” Earth’s polar ice caps have completely melted,…
In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it. A new image combining…
The sample tube, which is filled with rock, will be one of 10 forming a depot of tubes that the Mars Sample Return campaign could…
The ten sample tubes being dropped on Mars’ surface contain an astounding variety of the planet’s geology, which will one day be analyzed on Earth….
Based partly on data from generations of NASA missions, including NASA’s Voyager and Cassini, a 40-year study could help scientists determine how to predict weather…
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, which is led by NASA and the French space agency CNES, will provide high-definition data on the…