As Never Seen Before: NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Unlike Any in Our Solar System
Observations of Exoplanet WASP-39b show fingerprints of atoms and molecules, as well as signs of active chemistry and clouds. WASP-39 b is a planet unlike…
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From Temperate World to Acidic Hothouse: How Massive Volcanism May Have Altered Venus’ Climate
Venus may have been transformed from a temperate and wet world to the acidic hothouse it is today with help from vast volcanic activity lasting…
See the Birth of a New Star: Webb Space Telescope Captures Once-Hidden Features of a Protostar
Webb’s NIRCam Instrument Shows the Beginning of Protostar Evolution NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details surrounding the dark cloud L1527 and its…
Secrets of an Earlier Universe: Hubble Captures Red Supergiant Supernova From 11 Billion Years Ago
Blast from the Past Caught in Episodes Due to Gravitational Lensing Light from a star that exploded over 11 billion years ago was captured by…
How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Kilonovae Explosions
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to help researchers detect more kilonovae, helping us learn significantly more about these “all-star” smashups. How do you pinpoint…
Dark, Dusty Heart: Hubble Captures Swirls of Dust in the Flame Nebula
The Flame Nebula, also known as NGC 2024, is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion that is located approximately 1,400 light-years from Earth….
Ahead of Gravity Assist, NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Captures Images of Earth and Moon
NASA’s Lucy made a close fly-by of planet Earth on October 16, as part of a gravity assist maneuver. Shortly before its closest approach, the…
Dreams Do Come True: High School NASA Intern Works with Artificial Intelligence
Reach for the stars because you might just become one! Drina Shah has a fascination with space exploration and engineering. Engineering and space exploration are…
Webb Space Telescope’s Captures Incredible Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation
Near-Infrared Light Uncovers Vast Populations of Forming Stars, Many Still Encased in Dust NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera captured this glittering view of…
NASA’s Geotail Spacecraft Experiences an Anomaly – Data Recorder Has Failed
The Geotail mission, a joint venture between NASA, ISAS, and JAXA, faces challenges following the failure of its last operational data recorder, suspending the collection…
NASA’s Planet Hunter TESS Resumes Normal Operations
On Thursday, October 13, at around 6:30 p.m. EDT NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey (TESS) began its return to normal operations. Engineers successfully powered up the…
NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission Shields Up for Tests
A potential hazard for any space mission, including NASA’s Mars Sample Return, is micrometeorites. These tiny rocks can travel up to 50 miles per second…
Strange Long-Lasting Pulse of High-Energy Radiation Swept Over Earth
NASA’s Swift and Fermi Missions Detect Exceptional Cosmic Blast An unusually bright and long-lasting pulse of high-energy radiation swept over Earth Sunday, October 9, captivating…
Never Tell Me the Odds: NASA’s Lucy To Fly Past Thousands of Objects for Earth Gravity Assist
Mission engineers will continually track NASA’s Lucy spacecraft as it prepares to swing by Earth on October 16 for a gravity assist. This will allow…
First NASA Asteroid Sample Return Mission on Track To Deliver Sample to Earth
NASA’s first asteroid sample return spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, fired its thrusters for 30 seconds on Sept. 21 and nudged its trajectory toward Earth. The resulting course…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft About To Sling-Shot Past Earth
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the Earth’s atmosphere on October 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT. It is…
NASA’s Planet Hunter TESS Goes Into Safe Mode – What We Know at This Time
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) entered into safe mode on Monday, October 10. The spacecraft is in a stable configuration that suspends science observations….
Hubble Captures a Spectacular Spiral Dotted With Bright Young Stars
In this stunning newly released image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 1961 unfurls its gorgeous spiral arms. Glittering, blue regions of brilliant…
