Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon Rock
The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our…
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How New NASA, India Earth Satellite NISAR Will See Earth
When NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) new Earth satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) launches in coming months, it will capture images…
NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These…
NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies
NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program, which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit of all.…
How Many Black Holes Are Hiding? NASA Study Homes in on Answer
Multiple NASA telescopes recently helped scientists search the sky for supermassive black holes — those up to billions of times heavier than the Sun. The…
How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth
The upcoming U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission will observe Earth like no mission before, offering insights about our planet’s ever-changing surface. The NISAR…
NASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning Moment
NASA’s Deep Space Network, an array of giant radio antennas, allows agency missions to track, send commands to, and receive scientific data from spacecraft venturing…
Avalanches, Icy Explosions, and Dunes: NASA Is Tracking New Year on Mars
While New Year’s Eve is around the corner here on Earth, Mars scientists are ahead of the game: The Red Planet completed a trip around…
Lab Work Digs Into Gullies Seen on Giant Asteroid Vesta by NASA’s Dawn
Pocked with craters, the surfaces of many celestial bodies in our solar system provide clear evidence of a 4.6-billion-year battering by meteoroids and other space…
Cutting-Edge Satellite Tracks Lake Water Levels in Ohio River Basin
The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large…