Its Mission Over, Gaia Rides Off Into the Sunset
No matter where on Earth you stand, if you have a view of the night sky, and if it is dark enough, you can see the Milky Way. The Milky…
Solar eclipse US weather forecast: Best places to see the moon ‘bite’ the sun tomorrow
A partial solar eclipse is coming this weekend, but weather could be an issue for many hoping to get a glimpse of the moon “taking a bite” out of the…
Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System
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…
Surprise X-class solar flare from emerging sunspot triggers radio blackouts across the Americas
“Further strong activity is likely!”
Revealing Proxima Centauri’s Extreme Flares
In this age of exoplanet discovery, the flaring of red dwarf stars (M-dwarfs) has taken on new importance. M-dwarfs are known to host many terrestrial planets in their putative habitable…
NASA astronaut who gave up seat for Starliner crew takes command of SpaceX Crew-11 flight to ISS
Zena Cardman,who was removed from an ISS launch to facilitate the return to Earth of Starliner’s first crew, will command SpaceX’s upcoming Crew-11 mission to the station.
Turning Vanes inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel
NASA Men stand in front of turning vanes inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in this February 1944 publicity…
Sols 4493-4494: Just Looking Around
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources…
Detecting Exoplanets by their Magnetospheres
There are a number of ways that exoplanets have been discovered over recent years but a team of astronomers have been exploring other ways. One particular exciting method is to…
Artemis 2.0: A model for really winning the new moon race
Right now, the remains of three private spacecraft rest on the moon, with one more lost in Earth orbit. And that is incredible. First came Israel’s Beresheet, which crashed on…