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, 14+ 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....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) NASA has made 10 new awards through the Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations (PICASSO) program. The PISCASSO23 projects will expand NASA’s portfolio of technology available for the development of missions exploring a wide range of environments, from…...

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, 3+ day ago   (195+ words) NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, launched from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30, 2026 at 7:26 a.m. EDT. Hello, World! NASA Shares New Home for Roman Space Telescope…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (381+ words) Though invisible to the eye, sporadic E layers make their presence known to the radio signals we rely on for long-distance communication. When present, sporadic E can send those signals ping-ponging off in unexpected directions, rendering the technology temporarily unreliable....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (155+ words) NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully activated the mission’s Coronagraph Instrument, which will block starlight to view planets and dusty disks around nearby stars. Now the instrument will undergo a monthslong series of calibrations and tests prior…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (290+ words) NASA Roman Space Telescope’s Antenna, ‘Visor’ Deployed NASA Science (.gov) NASA Roman Space Telescope’s Antenna, ‘Visor’ Deployed Roman’s antenna and visor-like sunshade have successfully deployed Roman will downlink the highest data volume of any NASA astrophysics mission so…...