A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.…
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NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is the United States government agency responsible for civilian space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. Founded in 1958, NASA leads groundbreaking missions that study Earth, the Moon, Mars, and beyond—deploying spacecraft, satellites, and telescopes such as the Hubble and James Webb to explore the cosmos. The agency pioneers human spaceflight through programs like Artemis, which aims to return astronauts to the Moon and pave the way for Mars exploration. NASA’s research also advances climate science, planetary geology, astrophysics, and cutting-edge technologies that benefit life on Earth and deepen humanity’s understanding of the universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope is an international endeavor with widespread global contributions and experts…
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spectacular galaxy NGC 2442. This…
Two of Earth’s most colorful upper atmospheric phenomena, aurora and airglow, met just before dawn…
With 2020 more than half way through, NASA is gearing up for a busy rest…
As the United States moves into the last weeks of climatological summer, one-third of the…
For several weeks in the summer of 2020, NASA’s Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or…
A new study reveals what happens when a supermassive black hole in the center of…
Headed to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover, the pioneering helicopter is powered up…
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl…
Marking its 15th anniversary since launch, one of the oldest spacecraft at the Red Planet…
Hubble Detects Dense, Heated Material Moving Through the Star’s Atmosphere The aging, bright-red supergiant star…
Arctic sea ice is subject to some serious travel restrictions. Penned in by major land…
Yesterday, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed its final practice run of the sampling sequence, reaching an…
Dozens of times over the last decade NASA scientists have launched laser beams at a…
On July 4, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) finished its primary mission, imaging about…
The Perseid meteor shower is here! With Comet NEOWISE making its way out of the…
Data from NASA’s recent Dawn mission answers two long-unresolved questions: Is there liquid inside Ceres,…