Expanding Horizons: NASA’s Cold Atom Lab Pioneers Quantum Chemistry in Space
The remotely operated facility aboard the International Space Station has created another tool that researchers can use to probe the fundamental nature of the world…
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NASA’s X-59: A Supersonic Aircraft’s Patriotic Paint Transformation
The X-59, part of NASA’s Quesst mission, is undergoing painting at Lockheed Martin. This aircraft aims to make supersonic flight quieter and more acceptable for…
Cosmic Vanishing Acts: NASA Unraveling the Mystery of Shrinking Exoplanets
A new study could explain the ‘missing’ exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. Some exoplanets seem to be losing their atmospheres and shrinking. In a new…
Microgravity Mysteries: Bacteria, Brain Aging, and Gravity-Sensing Cells in Space
Bacteria, brain aging, and gravity-sensing cells were the main research subjects aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, November 17. The seven Expedition 70…
Sun’s Curtain Call: Mars Missions Go Rogue During Solar Conjunction
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet….
10 Million Miles Away: NASA Achieves Historic Data Exchange With Deep Space Optical Communications Experiment
DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved ‘first light,’ sending data via laser to and from far beyond the Moon for…
Veins in Space: How ISS Research Unravels Weightlessness Wonders
A variety of research that took place on Thursday, November 16 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is helping NASA and its partners support crews…
ISS Expedition 70: A Fusion of Robotics, Aging Research, and Atmospheric Studies
The Expedition 70 team on the ISS is busy with scientific research, including aging studies, atmospheric experiments, and microgravity cell analysis, along with ISS maintenance,…
Mapping the Cosmos: NASA’s Latest Space Telescope To Survey 450 Million Galaxies
Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. NASA’s SPHEREx…
Fly Your Name to Jupiter’s Moon: Join NASA’s Europa Odyssey
Six weeks remain for you to add your name to a microchip that will ride aboard the spacecraft as it explores Jupiter’s moon Europa. It’s…
Dragon’s Arrival Spurs Robotics and Science Frenzy Aboard ISS
The Expedition 70 crew and robotics controllers on the ground were busy unloading a U.S. cargo craft on Tuesday, November 14. The International Space Station…
Rising Tides and Troubled Waters: NASA Forecasts El Niño-Driven Flood Fury This Winter
Such high-tide flooding that inundates roads and buildings along the west coast of the Americas tends to be uncommon outside of El Niño years, but…
Webb Telescope Unveils the Hidden Wonders of the Crab Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope captures new details of the Crab Nebula, 6,500 light-years away, in this recently released image. While these remains of an…
Dodging Danger, Embracing Discovery: ISS Crew Unpacks SpaceX Dragon After Debris Evasion
The Expedition 70 crew is unpacking the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft following its arrival early Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the orbital residents are also continuing their…
NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) Launches to Space Station
At 8:28 p.m. EST on November 9, 2023, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX…
Solar Storm Spectacle: Colorful Auroras Light Up Earth’s Atmosphere
Curtains of colorful light danced across the sky after solar storms sent energized particles crashing into Earth’s upper atmosphere. In early November 2023, sky watchers…
NASA’s SLS Moon Rocket: Early Production Success on Advanced Upper Stage
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility have completed a crucial part of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of the SLS rocket….
This Week @NASA: Celebrating the Worm, Record-Breaking Black Hole, First Euclid Images
Celebrating the NASA worm… NASA telescopes spot a record-breaking black hole… And the first science images from a new space observatory… A few of the…