Don’t Miss Eclipses: NASA Releases New Map of Upcoming Solar Eclipses
Where will you be for the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses in the United States? NASA has released a new map that could help you…
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Explore the forefront of space research with our NASA Goddard Space Flight Center category. Get an inside look at the groundbreaking work being conducted at one of NASA’s premier research centers, located in Greenbelt, Maryland. From studying our planet’s climate to exploring distant galaxies, our coverage of Goddard Space Flight Center provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research, discoveries, and technologies in the field of space science. Our category covers topics such as Earth science, astrophysics, heliophysics, and more, with insights from leading experts in the field. Whether you’re a space enthusiast or a researcher seeking the latest developments in space science, our NASA Goddard Space Flight Center category has everything you need to stay informed and engaged.
NASA Dragonfly Bound for Saturn’s Giant Moon Titan Could Reveal Chemistry Leading to Life
A new NASA mission to Saturn’s giant moon, Titan, is due to launch in 2027. When it arrives in the mid-2030s, it will begin a…
Impending Stellar “Death” Revealed – NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Prelude to Supernova
Wolf-Rayet 124: A Star in Transition Wolf-Rayet stars are a rare prelude to the famous final act of massive stars: the supernova. In one of…
NASA Scientists Map 10 Billion Individual Trees in Africa’s Drylands To Estimate Carbon Stored
Using commercial, high-resolution satellite images and artificial intelligence, an international team including NASA scientists mapped almost 10 billion individual trees in Africa’s drylands in order…
Unexpected Surprises: Hubble Captures Stunning Movie of DART Asteroid Impact Debris
Never-Before-Seen Spacecraft Collision Yields Unexpected Surprises In 2022 NASA embarked on a bold experiment to see if they could change an asteroid’s velocity by smacking…
Turning Back the Cosmic Clock: How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Rewind the Universe
A new simulation shows how NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn back the cosmic clock, unveiling the evolving universe in ways that have…
NASA Prepares To “Take the Plunge” and Explore Venus With DAVINCI
Inspired by the Renaissance vision of Leonardo da Vinci, NASA is presently preparing its scientific return to Venus’ atmosphere and surface with a mission known…
Introducing “Dinkinesh” – First Asteroid Target for NASA’s Lucy Mission Gets a Name
The first asteroid to be visited by NASA’s Lucy mission now has a name. The International Astronomical Union has approved the name (152830) Dinkinesh for…
NASA Discovers Organic Molecules on Asteroid Ryugu, Bolstering Theory of Extraterrestrial Life Ingredients
Asteroid Ryugu has a rich complement of organic molecules, according to a NASA and international team’s initial analysis of a sample from the asteroid’s surface…
Powerful Antenna for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Clears Environmental Tests
Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. When it…
Remarkable Similarities – New Analysis Reveals Links Between Galaxies Near and Far
An analysis of distant galaxies captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals that they are extremely young and exhibit remarkable similarities to a rare…
Saturn’s Rings Are Acting Strange – Hubble Captures Mysterious “Spokes”
Mysterious Features Were First Seen Decades Ago by Voyager Spacecraft Since their discovery by NASA’s Voyager mission in the 1980s, temporary “spoke” features across Saturn’s…
NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope Detects First Gamma-Ray Eclipses From “Spider” Star Systems
Scientists have discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of binary star system using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. These so-called…
NASA’s Record-Breaking Lucy Spacecraft Has a New Asteroid Target
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will add another asteroid encounter to its 4-billion-mile journey. On November 1, 2023, Lucy will get a close-up view of a small…
NASA’s Geotail Mission Ends: Data Recorder Failure Halts Operations
After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA–JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the spacecraft’s remaining data recorder. Since…
New Clues To Predict When and Where the Sun’s Next Flare Might Explode
Flashes on the Sun Could Help Scientists Predict Solar Flares In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists has found new…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Star Formation in Mysterious Cluster’s Dusty Ribbons
New Data Provides Insights Into an Early Era of Star Formation By peering into a well-known star cluster within the Small Magellanic Cloud, Webb’s NIRCam…
Webb Space Telescope Reveals Dusty Leftovers of Planet Formation Like Never Seen Before
Results will aid in future searches for giant planets in wide orbits Not so very far away in cosmic terms, the dusty leftovers of planet…
