1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (186+ words) How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real? A new NASA project, Artifact InSPECtor, invites you to find out – and by doing so, to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (469+ words) Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before. Astronomers suggest these newly spotted objects in other galaxies may help solve not one, but two long-standing questions in astrophysics....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (122+ words) Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 Second, Saturday, Aug. 29, marked 5,000 Martian days (or sols) since Curiosity landed on Mars (that's more than 5,137 Earth days, because…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) A Unique, Metal Rich World Psyche is a giant metal rich asteroid, about three times farther away from the Sun than is Earth. It has an irregular, potato-like shape. If Psyche were sliced in half horizontally at its equator it…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (121+ words) The problem is that there is no centralized, comprehensive way for conservation program managers and researchers to see exactly where and when those cover crops are growing and measure their impact. This is where the view from space can help....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (145+ words) NASA Science (.gov) Spacesuits, Exercise, and Cargo Ops Wrap Week Aboard Station NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Builds Momentum Through 25th Flight NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (397+ words) Layers of sedimentary rock that jut from the Soledad Basin at surprising angles have long enthralled television and film producers, including the team behind Star Trek. Editor's Note: Today's story is the answer to the September Puzzler. Several of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (234+ words) Commercial Spacecraft for NASA’s Swift Boost Continues Tech Demo NASA Science (.gov) Commercial Spacecraft for NASA’s Swift Boost Continues Tech Demo A solar panel on Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft is seen in orbit, in this image…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (272+ words) NASA Hubble Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The central void is a ‘superbubble’ spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-years across. The glittering stars at the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (222+ words) A framework for NASA's state-of-the-art Earth system models to advance Earth understanding and deliver actionable insights for societal benefit Effective September 2026, NASA’s Integrated Modeling Virtual Institute (IMVI) has been renamed Earth Modeling Nexus (Nexus) to better reflect our Earth system…...