NASA Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Cool’ Quantum Sensor for First Time in Space
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station, has taken another step toward revolutionizing how quantum science can be used in…
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NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections
Engineers on NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time Thursday. This…
Here’s How Curiosity’s Sky Crane Changed the Way NASA Explores Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover mission is celebrating a dozen years on the Red Planet, where the six-wheeled scientist continues to make big discoveries as it inches…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock
A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains…
NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi…
NASA-Funded Studies Explain How Climate Is Changing Earth’s Rotation
Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The reason is connected to the same mechanisms that also have caused the…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock
Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on…
Here’s How AI Is Changing NASA’s Mars Rover Science
Some scientists dream of exploring planets with “smart” spacecraft that know exactly what data to look for, where to find it, and how to analyze…
NASA Transmits Hip-Hop Song to Deep Space for First Time
The stars above and on Earth aligned as an inspirational message and lyrics from the song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” by hip-hop artist Missy…
NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both US Coasts
This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA is flying aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California to collect data on air…