Jupiter Water Mystery Updated With Findings From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
The mission publishes its first stream of data on the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere — the first findings on the gas giant’s water…
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Hubble Spots a Majestic Spiral or a Smudged Fingerprint
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is no stranger to spiral galaxies. The telescope has brought us some of the most beautiful images ever taken of…
NASA’s “Space Botanist” Sees Plants “Waking Up” From Space
Like many people, plants are less active at night. The agency’s ‘space botanist’ can see when they begin to stir, and start their day. Although…
Millions of Arctic Methane Hotspots Detected by NASA – Global Climate Change Impact
Knowing where emissions are happening and what’s causing them brings us a step closer to being able to forecast the region’s impact on global climate….
10 Amazing Discoveries About the Sun From NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
In February 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — is celebrating its 10th year in space. Over the past decade the spacecraft has kept…
Four Possible NASA Missions to Explore the Secrets of the Solar System
Two NASA-JPL proposals are among the selections: Trident would explore Neptune’s moon Triton, while Veritas aims to map Venus’ surface to determine the planet’s geologic…
Devastating Landslides Are Common in High Mountain Asia – Climate Change Could Trigger More
More frequent and intense rainfall events due to climate change could cause more landslides in the High Mountain Asia region of China, Tibet and Nepal,…
‘Pale Blue Dot’ Revisited – Iconic View of Earth From 3.7 Billion Miles Away Updated
A recent update to this historic portrait shows Earth as a tiny speck surrounded by the vastness of space. For the 30th anniversary of one…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Completes Osprey Flyover – But There Was a Problem
On February 11, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft safely executed a 0.4-mile (620-m) flyover of the backup sample collection site Osprey as part of the mission’s…
Hubble Space Telescope Spots Ghostly Spiral With Open Arms
The spiral galaxy NGC 2008 sits center stage, its ghostly spiral arms spreading out towards us, in this image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
NASA’s New Deep Space Network Dish Will Communicate With Robotic Spacecraft Using Radio Waves and Lasers
NASA Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network Surrounded by California desert, NASA officials broke ground Tuesday, February 11,…
Solar Orbiter Launch Highlights [Video]
Highlights from the preparation and liftoff of ESA’s Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter. Solar Orbiter lofted to space aboard the US Atlas V 411 rocket from…
Solar Orbiter Blasts Off, Taking Solar Science to New Heights
[Watch Solar Orbiter Launch Video.] Solar Orbiter, a new collaborative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA to study the Sun, launched at 11:03…
Spectacular Solar Orbiter Liftoff [Video]
ESA’s new Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter lofted to space aboard the US Atlas V 411 rocket from NASA’s spaceport in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11:03…
Watch Live: Solar Orbiter Launch From Cape Canaveral
Update: If you missed the live coverage, watch the Solar Orbiter Liftoff Video. Note: ESA is also offering live coverage of the Solar Orbiter launch….
NASA Astronaut Returns to Earth After Record-Setting Spaceflight
After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, along with Soyuz…
Why NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Has a SuperCam Laser Powerful Enough to Vaporize Rock
SuperCam is a rock-vaporizing instrument that will help scientists hunt for Mars fossils. NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the…
“Beyond” Record-Breaking Spacewalker Returns From Orbit
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned to Earth today alongside NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, marking the end of his second six-month…