Historic Martian Milestone: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars
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…
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Astro Lab Chronicles: Blood, Sweat, and Gears With Expedition 70
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…
Hubble’s Ultraviolet Eye Reveals Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in a New Light
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…
From Martian Oxygen to Sonic Thumps: NASA’s Stellar TIME Inventions of 2023
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…
This Week @NASA: First Lucy Asteroid Flyby, Stepping Out for a Spacewalk, and More
Stepping out for a spacewalk at the space station … The first asteroid flyby for NASA’s Lucy spacecraft … Signing up for safe and peaceful…
Crab Nebula’s Puzzling Mysteries Unveiled by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
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…
Don’t Miss: Leonid Meteor Shower Peak & Saturn in “The Sea”
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…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Is NASA Mining Asteroids?
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…
Global Climate Watchdog: NISAR Radar Mission To Provide Dynamic View of Forests & Wetlands
NISAR will help researchers explore how changes in Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems are affecting the global carbon cycle and influencing climate change. Once it…
Farewell to a NASA Hero: Apollo Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II Departs at 87
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and distinguished NASA astronaut, passed away on October 31, 2023, at the age of 87….
Exoplanet Excitement: Kepler Reveals a Sizzling System With Seven Super-Earths
NASA’s Kepler telescope data has unveiled a new system called Kepler-385 with seven hot, large planets that orbit a star slightly larger and hotter than…
From Medical Marvel to Cosmic Mystery: X-Ray Telescopes and the Magnetic ‘Hand’ In Space
NASA’s X-ray telescopes have unveiled the magnetic “bones” of a hand-shaped space structure, offering profound insights into the behavior of dead stars and the powerful…
Space Station Life: Post-Spacewalk Recovery and Innovative Research as SpaceX Updates Mission Timeline
The Expedition 70 crew participated in standard post-spacewalk activities on Thursday, November 11, including health checks, spacesuit work, and a team conference. Meanwhile, science remained…
SWOT Mission: See an Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels [Video]
Data on sea surface heights around the world from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission yields a mesmerizing view of the planet’s ocean….
NASA’s Radiant Armor: The Europa Clipper’s Dance With Jupiter’s Radiation
To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need to endure bombardment by radiation and high-energy particles surrounding Jupiter. When NASA’s Europa Clipper…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Successfully Completes First Asteroid Flyby
The Lucy operations team has confirmed that NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has phoned home after its encounter with the small main belt asteroid, Dinkinesh. Based on…
Spacewalk Snafu: Astronauts Lose Tool Bag in Orbital Oopsy
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara concluded their spacewalk today at 2:47 p.m. EST after 6 hours and 42 minutes. Their spacewalk began at…
El Niño’s Rain Games: A Global Hunger Crisis?
Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early 2024. The ongoing El Niño…