NASA Scientists Probe Dark Energy – Time To Rework Albert Einstein’s Theory of Gravity?
Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? Not yet, according to a new study co-authored…
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NASA’s Longest-Lived Mission: Voyager Probes Log 45 Years in Space
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. Launched in 1977, NASA’s twin…
Assembly of NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Kicks Into High Gear
The Europa Clipper spacecraft will occupy the main production facility of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as it prepares for its 2024 launch to Jupiter’s…
First of NASA’s SunRISE Satellites Complete – Will Track Hazardous Explosive Space Weather Events
Six of these tiny satellites will work together, creating the largest radio telescope ever launched to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events. Constructing…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Going 10 Years After Landing – What It’s Learned
Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exhilarating new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain. Ten…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: Laser Marking on Mars
If your name begins with “L” you will especially enjoy this story about the first letter to be laser engraved on Mars. Every once in…
Massive Tonga Volcano Eruption Blasted Enough Water To Fill 58,000 Olympic-Size Swimming Pools Into Stratosphere
The unprecedented amount of water vapor hurled into the atmosphere, as detected by NASA’s Microwave Limb Sounder, could end up warming Earth’s surface temporarily. On…
Don’t Miss: Planet Viewing, Perseids Outlook, and Flying With Cygnus the Swan
What’s Up for August 2022? Grab your binoculars for planet viewing, the outlook for the Perseids, and flying with Cygnus the swan. What are some…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Takes First Core From the Jezero Delta
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has taken its first sample from the Jezero delta! Since arriving at the delta, “Percy” has been observing and abrading different…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Goes on Vacation
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Postpones Flights Until August It’s now dust season and winter in the area on Mars where NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is located….
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: Searching for Sand Transport
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover is currently stopped for sampling at Skinner Ridge rock. An important aspect of Perseverance’s mission is sampling activities, and therefore the…
Key Milestone for NASA’s EZIE Mission To Study Electrical Currents in Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) project – a mission to explore electrical currents in Earth’s upper atmosphere – has passed a crucial developmental milestone,…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: Sometimes Things Get Complicated
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has a big job to do while roving across Jezero and exploring the Delta Front, which is campaign #2 of the…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover’s Exploration of Hogwallow Flats – “The Bacon Strip”
Fine-Grained Rocks at Hogwallow Flats NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover’s exploration of the Hawksbill Gap area of the Jezero Delta continues! Over the last few weeks,…
NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Releasing Spectacular 5.6-Gigapixel Map of the Red Planet
The rainbow-colored map, to be released in batches over six months, covers the vast majority of the planet Mars, revealing dozens of minerals found on…
Help NASA Solve a Fundamental Martian Mystery
Find Clouds on Mars to Help NASA Scientists By spotting clouds in data collected by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the public can increase scientists’ understanding…
NASA: Swarm of Tiny Swimming Robots Could Look for Alien Life on Distant Worlds
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing an intriguing concept that would allow potential planetary missions to chase interesting clues in subsurface oceans. Someday, a swarm…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Key Life Ingredient on Mars for First Time
Newly published research quantifies the presence of organic carbon in Martian rocks. For the first time, scientists using data from NASA’s Curiosity rover measured the…
