NASA’s Mars Orbiter Maps Electric Currents Around the Red Planet – Fundamental to Atmospheric Loss
Five years after NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars, data from the mission has led to the creation of a map of electric…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Fully Stowed in Launch Configuration
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully folded and stowed into the same configuration it will have when loaded onto an Ariane 5 rocket…
Next-Generation NASA Space Telescope Named for ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman
At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, team members are building the Coronagraph Instrument for the spacecraft and contributing to the mission’s science goals. NASA is…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Officially Ready for Touchdown on Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission is officially prepared for its long-awaited touchdown on asteroid Bennu’s surface. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security…
Clues to Chilly Ancient Mars Buried in Rocks Discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Rover
By studying the chemical elements on Mars today — including carbon and oxygen — scientists can work backwards to piece together the history of a…
ESA/NASA SOHO Spacecraft Has Discovered Thousands of Comets – What Makes It So Good at It?
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, was not designed to find comets — its original goal…
New Comet SWAN Discovered by Solar Observatory Is Visible From Earth Without a Telescope
In late May and early June, Earthlings may be able to glimpse Comet SWAN. The comet is currently faintly visible to the unaided eye in…
Perplexing Stellar Pulsations: Regular Rhythms Discovered in Mysterious Pulsating Stars
Astronomers have detected elusive pulsation patterns in dozens of young, rapidly rotating stars thanks to data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The discovery…
Amazing Look at Jupiter’s Incredible Storms Using Ground and Space Observations
Hubble and Gemini Watch From Afar, Capturing High-Resolution Global Views of Jupiter That Are Key to Interpreting Juno’s Close-Up Observations of the Planet. With thunderheads…
Possible Explanation for the Origin of Switchbacks Observed by Parker Solar Probe in the Sun’s Magnetic Field
New analysis published April 29, 2020, in the Astrophysical Journal Letters provides a possible explanation for the origin of switchbacks — sudden reversals in the…
16 Years of Ice Sheet Loss Mapped by Most Advanced Earth-Observing Laser NASA Has Ever Flown in Space
Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea level rise between 2003 and 2019. Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser…
Weather Forecast: Scattered Clouds, Iron Rain and Yellow Skies for Super-Hot Exoplanet WASP-79b
The weather forecast for the giant, super-hot, Jupiter-size planet WASP-79b is steamy humidity, scattered clouds, iron rain and yellow skies. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope teamed…
Hubble Watches Comet ATLAS Disintegrate – Identified Months Ago by Planetary Defense System
These two Hubble Space Telescope images of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken on April 20 and 23, 2020, provide the sharpest views yet of the…
Hubble’s 30th Year in Orbit: Latest Science Achievements [Video]
On April 24, 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 30th year in orbit by premiering a never-before-seen view of two stunning nebulas named NGC…
Turbulent Firestorm of Starbirth Captured in Awe-Inspiring Hubble 30th Anniversary Portrait
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30 years of unlocking the beauty and mystery of space by unveiling a stunning new portrait of a…
More Questions Than Answers as NASA Reveals Alien Composition of 2I/Borisov
When amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered an interstellar comet zipping through our solar system on August 30, 2019, scientists promptly turned their telescopes towards it…
Revealed: Hubble Space Telescope’s Jaw-Dropping 30th Anniversary Image [Video]
On April 24, 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 30th year in orbit by premiering a never-before-seen view of two beautiful nebulas named NGC…
NASA One Step Closer to Touching Asteroid Bennu and Collecting a Sample to Return to Earth
After the successful completion of its “Checkpoint” rehearsal, NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft is one step closer to touching down on asteroid Bennu. On April 14,…