NISAR Spacecraft: Major New Earth Satellite to Track Disasters, Effects of Climate Change
Designed to spot potential natural hazards and help researchers measure how melting land ice will affect sea level rise, the NISAR spacecraft marks a big…
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NASA Analysis: Earth Is Safe From Asteroid Apophis Impact for at Least 100 Years
The near-Earth object was thought to pose a slight risk of impacting Earth in 2068, but now radar observations have ruled that out. After its…
NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter – With a Piece of the Wright Brothers’ Plane – Prepares for First Flight on Another Planet
Now uncocooned from its protective carbon-fiber shield, the helicopter is being readied for its next steps. NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for…
Record-Breaking Jet of Particles Spied From a Supermassive Black Hole in the Early Universe
Astronomers have discovered evidence for an extraordinarily long jet of particles from a supermassive black hole in the early Universe, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory….
Jupiter’s Spectacular Ultraviolet “Dawn Storm” Auroras Are Surprisingly Earth-Like
A new study tracks the life cycle of the spectacular ultraviolet storms in the big planet’s aurora, generated by charged particles from its volcanic moon,…
Hear the Crunching Surface of the Red Planet – Perseverance Rover Captures the Sounds of Driving on Mars
NASA’s newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over the surface of the Red Planet, adding a whole new dimension to Mars exploration. As the…
Dark Origins of One of Jupiter’s Grand Light Shows Revealed by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
The gas-giant orbiter is illuminating the provenance of Jovian polar light shows. New results from the Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument on NASA’s Juno mission reveal for…
New Science Indicates Mars’ Water Didn’t Escape to Space – It’s Trapped in the Red Planet’s Crust
New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ Water The new science results indicate that a large quantity of the Red Planet’s water is…
NASA’s Planetary Defense: “Potentially Hazardous Asteroid” Predicted to Safely Pass by Earth on March 21
The interplanetary interloper won’t come closer than 1.25 million miles to Earth, but it will present a valuable scientific opportunity for astronomers. The largest asteroid…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover’s First Scientific Focus Is a Rock Named “Máaz” in Honor of Navajo Language
Working with the Navajo Nation, the rover team has named features on Mars with words from the Navajo language. The first scientific focus of NASA’s…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Uses Its SuperCam Instrument to Laser Zap a Rock on Mars
Data from the powerful science tool includes sounds of its laser zapping a rock in order to test what it’s made of. The first readings…
NASA Skywatching Tips for March 2021 [Video]
What’s Up for March? Mars and friends in the evening, and a brilliant pair of planets returns… In the first week or so of March,…
New Clues to Remains of Star That Exploded Just Outside Our Galaxy
What remains of the star that exploded just outside our galaxy in 1987? Debris has obscured scientists’ view, but two of NASA’s X-ray telescopes have…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
The first trek of NASA’s largest, most advanced rover yet on the Red Planet marks a major milestone before science operations get under way. NASA’s…
NASA Eager to Share Perseverance “Firsts” Since Mars Landing
Mission team members are participating in a virtual teleconference to discuss milestones achieved so far since the February 18 landing and those to come. Since…
Four Futuristic Space Technology Concepts Selected by NASA for Further Research and Development
Four advanced space concepts from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (as well as 12 from elsewhere for a total of 16) have been selected to receive…
Testing Proves Its Worth With Successful Mars Perseverance Parachute Deployment
The giant canopy that helped land Perseverance on Mars was tested here on Earth at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Test. Test again. Test…
Stunning 360 Degree HD Panoramic View of Landing Site Captured by NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on February 21, after rotating its mast, or…