NASA’s Webb to Unlock the Mysteries of Comets and the Early Solar System
Since ancient times, comets have fascinated sky-watchers, who often considered them divine omens. A Chinese historian recorded an apparition of…
Where Are New Stars Born? NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Investigate
When it comes to making new stars, the party is almost over in the present-day universe. In fact, it’s been…
NASA Seeks BIG Ideas from Universities for Tech to Study Dark Regions on the Moon
NASA plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program. Before astronauts step on the lunar…
Space Station Downlink with Actor Brad Pitt
Actor Brad Pitt spoke with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, currently aboard the International Space Station, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 from…
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 26, 2019
Scientific studies recently conducted by the Expedition 60 crew include a variety of student-designed experiments, research on how bacteria adjust…
NASA Ocean Ecosystem Mission Moves Forward
After passing a key review hurdle, NASA’s newest mission to study the health of Earth’s ocean ecosystems and atmosphere is…
The Latest Look at “First Light” from Chandra
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured many spectacular images of cosmic phenomena over its two decades of operations, but perhaps…
Layers in Mars’ Danielson Crater
This image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows sedimentary rock and sand within Danielson Crater, an impact crater…
Seven Years After Landing, Curiosity Rover is Still Rock N’ Rolling
Seven years. 13 miles. 22 samples. Our Curiosity rover has come a long way since touching down on Mars seven…
NASA Invites Media to Silicon Valley Center for Celebration of Women Leaders
Media are invited to join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, astronaut Megan McArthur and several special guests, including House Speaker Nancy…
NASA Selects Proposals to Demonstrate SmallSat Technologies to Study Interplanetary Space
NASA has selected two proposals to demonstrate technologies to improve science observations in deep space. The proposals could help NASA…
NASA Gets a Rare Look at a Rocky Exoplanet’s Surface
This artist’s illustration depicts the exoplanet LHS 3844b, which is 1.3 times the mass of Earth and orbits an M…
Hubble Spots Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet’s trademark Great Red…
Hubble’s New Portrait of Jupiter
This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet’s trademark Great Red…
A Full Moon Over the Pacific
The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of a full Moon as the orbiting complex flew 270…