1+ day, 14+ 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, 16+ 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....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (211+ words) (Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Space Science Institute) With shimmering pinks, hues of gray and a hint of brown, a newly released image of Saturn's rings resembles a fresco where nature is the painter. The Cassini spacecraft captured this exquisite natural…...

4+ day, 4+ 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…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (232+ words) When asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered, it was thought the asteroid had a very small chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. After more observations, NASA has concluded the object poses no significant impact risk to Earth in 2032 and beyond. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (512+ words) In partnership with their European colleagues, U.S. scientists are participating in the scientific instrument teams of the Mars Express mission. NASA's involvement with the mission includes joint development of a radar instrument called the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric…...

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, 18+ 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, 6+ 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, 6+ 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…...