NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Is Offline for Maintenance – Here’s Why
Other orbiters will continue relaying data from Mars surface missions for a two-week period. From February 17 to February 29, 2020, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter…
Other orbiters will continue relaying data from Mars surface missions for a two-week period. From February 17 to February 29, 2020, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter…
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…
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…
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…
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….
In February 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — is celebrating its 10th year in space. Over the past decade the spacecraft has kept…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network Surrounded by California desert, NASA officials broke ground Tuesday, February 11,…
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…
[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…
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…
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….
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…
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…