‘Nothing short of spectacular’: ESA’s Biomass satellite releases 1st views of Earth from orbit (photos)
New images from ESA’s Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what’s still to come.
Ukraine and partner countries to raise funds for imagery satellites to lessen reliance on the U.S.
A consortium of Ukrainian, Nordic and eastern European companies is hoping to raise more than 100 million euros ($115 million) to build a constellation of 70-plus imagery satellites that would…
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts announces campaign for Texas Senate seat
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s space bromance takes off in new ‘The Universe Is Absurd’ show
“The word ‘absurd,’ in our everyday language, is crazy, stupid. But absurd can also mean outlandishly true.”
NASA’s SLS Solid Rocket Boosters: What is DM-1?
NASA/Kevin O’Brien Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) is the first full-scale ground test of the evolved five-segment solid rocket motor of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The event will take place…
Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements
Explore This Section Science Artemis Mission Accomplished! Artemis… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 5 min read Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Drag your mouse or move your phone to pan around within this 360-degree view to explore the boxwork patterns…
A Martian Volcano in the Mist
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May…
Clay Minerals From Mars’ Most Ancient Past?
Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features…
Atlas 5 launches second set of Project Kuiper satellites
An Atlas 5 launched a second group of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation June 23. The post Atlas 5 launches second set of Project Kuiper satellites appeared first…