Meteor Shower From Halley's Comet Set to Peak in Night Sky This Week
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be hitting the night skies this week, here, at the beginning of May 2021.
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Fascinating Images Show 'Winter Wonderland' on Mars Captured by Reconnaissance Orbiter
At a chilly minus-123°C it's the Martian winter this year, bringing snow and ice which the NASA orbiter captured in brilliant imagery.
Work Set to Begin on Asteroid Hunting Observatory-NASA's New Mission to Protect Earth from Disaster
NASA's Planetary Defense Office's NEO Surveyor telescope has passed technical review and is ready for construction to help defend Earth.
The Mars InSight Lander Signs Off on Social Media With Encouragement for Humanity - LOOK
After two successive communications failures, NASA has officially ended the InSight Lander mission, prompting sad, but grateful tributes.
Citizen Scientist Spots Eerie Face on Jupiter: 'Just in Time for Halloween'
Astronomy fan Vladimir Tarasov has spotted a ghoulish face on Jupiter using images from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
Asteroid Sample Delivered Back to Earth in a 'Brilliant Feat'-a Time Capsule of Ancient Solar System
The first extraterrestrial soil sample brought back by Americans since the Apollo Missions was part of the years-long OSIRIS-REx Mission
NASA May Have Just Cracked the Code for Replacing Lithium in Batteries: 'Double or even triple the energy'
Inside the battery, sulfur and selenium cells stacked directly on top of one another without casings allow for greater weight savings
NASA's New ShadowCam Reveals Mysteries of Moon's Darkest Corners in Stunning Glimpses
Designed to image directly into the permanently shadowed craters at the Lunar poles, ShadowCam is 200 times more sensitive to light
NASA Became "Beaver Believers" After Using Satellites To Measure Their Impact On US Rivers
The project started when scientists Jodi Brandt and Nick Kolarik heard about Idaho ranchers getting "beaver fever."
NASA Just Found an Ocean World with Atmosphere-The Best Place to Look for Life in Our Galaxy
Life emerged under such conditions on Earth, and finding them elsewhere is our best bet to determining if we are alone in the galaxy.
Spacecraft 'Hack' Results in Never-Before-Seen Views of Our Sun - LOOK
Scientists used a camera aboard a solar orbiter in a new mode which has revealed never-before-seen views of our sun-LOOK...
After 17 Years, A Spacecraft Makes its First Visit Home Having Made History
NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft will pass between the Sun and Earth on Saturday, August 12th, after taking 17 years to lap our home planet
Cosmic Question Mark Spotted in Deep Space By the Webb Space Telescope
A cosmic question mark in deep space has been spotted inside pictures captured by the James Webb Space Telescope–LOOK.
NASA Celebrates 'One Year of Science' From Webb Telescope with Jaw-Dropping Image
It's been a long and successful year for the James Webb Space Telescope, and to mark the anniversary of its work, it's got another photo
Black Hole Emits Jets of X-rays 60,000 Times Hotter than Sun-the Brightest Quasar Ever Observed
Jets of light 60,000 times hotter than the sun have been captured by astronomers observing a quasar-the most powerful object in the universe.
For New Rover, NASA is Swapping Buggy Shape for a Giant Snake in Hopes it Can Explore Icy Moon of Saturn
The autonomous robot is being tested in sand and ice, along steep cliffs, craters, underground lava tubes, and even within glaciers.
Scientists Locate the Broken Rotor Blade of Stricken Mars Helicopter Using Remote Imaging
Scientists have located the broken rotor blade lost by the stricken Mars helicopter after 72 flights in the Jezero Crater.
Priceless Video Shows US-Russian Group Hug in Microgravity When Astronauts Arrive at the ISS
As regards US-Russia relations, the video shows what they think of the current tensions, and perhaps we should take a leaf out of their books.
Intuitive Spacecraft Lands on Moon in Nail-Biting Descent of Odysseus-A First for US Company, 50 Years After Apollo
The Houston-based Intuitive Machines carried a payload for NASA to the moon for the first time since the Apollo missions over 50 years ago.
NASA to Send 'Message in a Bottle' Into Space Designed to Communicate With Extraterrestrials
In 1977 it was a golden record, now scientists are sending a "message in a bottle" into space to communicate with aliens. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a message from Earth in the form of an inscribed plaque when it launches in October, 2024, and heads toward Jupiter's moon Europa. On one side is […]
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