Citizen Scientists Discover Dozens of Failed Stars Lurking in Our Cosmic Neighborhood
Using a NASA-designed software program, members of the public helped identify a cache of brown dwarfs — sometimes called failed stars — lurking in our…
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Strange Activity on Asteroid Bennu Had NASA Baffled – “Definitely Surprised Us”
The asteroid, which is being studied by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx, shows some surprising activity on its surface, and scientists are beginning to understand what might be…
Planetary Scientists Surprised to Find the Moon Rusting – Now They’ve Found the Likely Culprit
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon, according to a study…
NASA Mars Perseverance Test Rover’s First Drive
Engineers test drive the Earth-bound twin of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover for the first time in a warehouselike assembly room at the agency’s Jet Propulsion…
NASA Perseverance Rover’s Earthly Twin Moved to Mars Yard [Gallery]
Technicians move a full-scale engineering version of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover into its new home — a garage facing the Mars Yard at the agency’s…
Advanced New Spacecraft Will Monitor Sea Level Rise and Atmospheric Temperature With Extreme Precision
To get the best measurements of Earth’s atmosphere, you sometimes have to leave it. This November, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft will do just that….
NASA Perseverance Mars Rover’s Earthly Twin Is Moved to New Home
Did you know NASA’s next Mars rover has a nearly identical sibling on Earth for testing? Even better, it’s about to roll for the first…
The Moon Is Rusting, Puzzling Scientists
While our Moon is airless, research indicates the presence of hematite, a form of rust that normally requires oxygen and water. That has scientists puzzled….
NASA Using Machine-Learning AI to Predict Hurricane Intensity
NASA research could help to improve forecasts of whether a hurricane will suddenly intensify, which could give people in its path more time to prepare….
NASA Tracks California’s Wildfires From Space and in the Air
Earth-observing instruments on satellites and aircraft are mapping the current fires, providing data products to agencies on the ground that are responding to the emergency….
NASA’s Spitzer Spies a Massive Star Factory – 2 Quadrillion Miles Across
The most massive stars in the universe are born inside cosmic clouds of gas and dust, where they leave behind clues about their lives for…
NASA Research Reveals the True Causes of Sea Level Rise Since 1900
Scientists have gained new insights into the processes that have driven ocean level variations for over a century, helping us prepare for the rising seas…
This Interactive Tool Lets You Track NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Its Way to Mars in Real Time
A crisply rendered web application can show you where the agency’s Mars 2020 mission is right now as it makes its way to the Red…
Grim Global Warming Milestone: Record Loss of Greenland Ice in 2019 – 532 Billion Tons
After a brief period of moderate ice loss, the Greenland ice sheet melted in 2019 at the fastest rate ever measured. Greenland set a new…
California’s Intense Record-Breaking Heat Wave Monitored From NASA’s ECOSTRESS
From cities to deserts, the intense heat gripping California is being closely monitored by an Earth-observing mission aboard the International Space Station. As record temperatures…
SUV-Size Space Rock Buzzes by Earth – The Closest Asteroid Flyby Ever Recorded by NASA
An tiny aseroid flew past our planet over the weekend and was detected by a NASA-funded asteroid survey as it departed. Near Earth Asteroids, or…
One of the Most Difficult Missions Humanity Has Ever Undertaken: NASA Establishes Board to Review Mars Sample Return Plans
The board will assist with analysis of current plans and goals for one of the most difficult missions humanity has ever undertaken. NASA has established…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Powered Up for the First Time in Interplanetary Space
Headed to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover, the pioneering helicopter is powered up for the first time in interplanetary space as part of…