Auroral Mysteries Unveiled: NASA’s Sounding Rocket Rises Into Alaskan Skies
NASA launched the DISSIPATION mission from Alaska to study auroral heating of the atmosphere. A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks,…
NASA launched the DISSIPATION mission from Alaska to study auroral heating of the atmosphere. A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks,…
The result: A vivid landscape of galaxies along with more than a dozen newfound, time-varying objects. When two flagship observatories unite, they reveal a wealth…
SpaceX’s Dragon has launched on a resupply mission to the ISS, carrying scientific experiments, crew supplies, and a variety of food items. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft…
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a vivid image of the globular star cluster Terzan 12, illustrating how space dust can affect starlight. This colorful…
Eurasia’s tallest active volcano spewed ash that drifted hundreds of kilometers. Eruption activity escalated at the Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in autumn 2023….
NASA’s Lucy Surprise Observation of 1st-ever Contact Binary Orbiting Asteroid It turns out there is more to the “marvelous” asteroid Dinkinesh and its newly discovered…
The Expedition 70 crew mainly focused Wednesday’s scientific research activities on the human eye and Earth observations while also continuing its life support maintenance tasks….
Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff of the 29th commercial…
NASA’s AWE mission, set to launch to the ISS, will examine atmospheric waves and their effects on space weather through the Earth’s natural airglow, informing…
Human research and space manufacturing packed the science schedule aboard the International Space Station (ISS) once again on Tuesday, November 7. The Expedition 70 crew…
The Curiosity mission team is making sure the robotic scientist, now in its fourth extended mission, is staying strong, despite the wear and tear from…
Life science and spacesuit maintenance topped the schedule at the beginning of the week for the Expedition 70 crew. The orbital residents also pursued Earth…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope provides a new ultraviolet image of Jupiter during its opposition, revealing details like the Great Red Spot in false-color to highlight…
MOXIE, the oxygen-generating experiment aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, is among the technologies honored by the magazine. As NASA explores, innovates, and inspires through its…
Stepping out for a spacewalk at the space station … The first asteroid flyby for NASA’s Lucy spacecraft … Signing up for safe and peaceful…
Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history. Although the Crab Nebula is one of the most well-studied supernova remnants, questions about its…
What are some skywatching highlights in November 2023? The Leonid meteors peak, Saturn sits in the celestial sea, and Venus and Jupiter are visible on…
Is NASA mining asteroids? No, NASA is not mining asteroids. The technologies for mining asteroids are not well developed. We actually can’t really mine asteroids…