Scientists Analyze Marsquakes To Determine the Structure of Mars’ Crust
Based on the analysis of marsquakes recorded by NASA’s InSight mission, the structure of Mars’ crust has now been determined in absolute numbers for the…
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NASA Awards SpaceX With Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s…
NASA’s InSight Mission Reveals the Detailed Internal Structure of Mars
Using information obtained from around a dozen earthquakes detected on Mars by the Very Broad Band SEIS seismometer, developed in France, the international team of…
Major Milestone: NASA Perseverance Mars Rover To Acquire First Sample
The six-wheeler’s science campaign has laid the groundwork for the mission’s next major milestone. NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to…
Signs of Martian Life? NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Begins the Hunt!
After testing a bristling array of instruments on its robotic arm, NASA’s latest Mars rover gets down to business: probing rocks and dust for evidence…
Hear the Eerie Radio Emissions NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Recorded From Jupiter and Its Moon Io
The Juno Waves instrument “listened” to the radio emissions from Jupiter’s immense magnetic field to find their precise locations. By listening to the rain of…
NASA to Brief Early Science Results From Perseverance Mars Rover
Panelists will discuss the rover’s recently started science campaign and groundwork for its next major milestone. NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1…
NASA Tracks Scorching Heat Wave Over US Southwest
While one science instrument mapped the dome of high pressure that settled over the southwestern U.S. in early July, another captured ground surface temperatures. Just…
Sailing on Sunlight, NASA’s NEA Scout Will Capture Images of an Asteroid for Scientific Study
NASA Solar Sail Asteroid Mission Readies for Launch on Artemis I NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout is tucked away safely inside the agency’s powerful Space Launch…
“Beautiful!” – Ride With NASA’s Juno Spacecraft As It Flies Past the Solar System’s Biggest Moon and Jupiter
The probe flew closer to Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, than any other spacecraft in more than two decades, offering dramatic glimpses of both the icy…
40-Year Mystery Solved: Source of Jupiter’s Strange X-Ray Flares Uncovered
A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered. Planetary astronomers combined measurements taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter,…
F Prime: The Innovative Open-Source Software Powering NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Created at NASA’s JPL, the open-source flight software called F Prime isn’t just powering humanity’s first interplanetary helicopter; it’s also powering inspiration at multiple universities….
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Spots Intriguing Terrain for Perseverance Rover to Explore
Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science plan going forward. Images snapped on July 5 by NASA’s…
Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa Churned by Small Impacts – May Currently Have Conditions Suitable for Life
Jupiter’s moon Europa and its global ocean may currently have conditions suitable for life. Scientists are studying processes on the icy surface as they prepare…
NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Tracks Record-Breaking Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest
The AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite collected temperature readings in the atmosphere and at the surface during an unprecedented heat wave in the Pacific…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reveals New Understanding of Rock Record, Evidence of Possible Signs of Ancient Life
A new paper enriches scientists’ understanding of where the rock record preserved or destroyed evidence of Mars’ past and possible signs of ancient life. Today,…
Nail-Biter: Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s Latest Flight Was a Major Challenge
It has been a week of heightened apprehension on the Mars Helicopter team as we prepared a major flight challenge for Ingenuity. We uplinked instructions…
Dramatic Surge in U.S. Coastal Flooding Projected to Start in 2030s
In the mid-2030s, every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods, when a lunar cycle will amplify rising sea levels caused by climate change….