NASA Receives 13 Nominations for the 28th Annual Webby Awards
Since it began in 1958, NASA has been charged by law with spreading the word about its work “to the widest extent practicable.” From typewritten…
Category: Marstronaut
NASA’s Curiosity Searches for New Clues About Mars’ Ancient Water
NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun exploring a new region of Mars, one that could reveal more about when liquid water disappeared once and for all…
NASA’s Europa Clipper Survives and Thrives in ‘Outer Space’ on Earth
In less than six months, NASA is set to launch Europa Clipper on a 1.6-billion-mile (2.6-billion-kilometer) voyage to Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa. From the wild…
NASA Analysis Sees Spike in 2023 Global Sea Level Due to El Niño
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, a relatively large jump due mostly to a warming climate…
NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact
When NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) deliberately smashed into a 560-foot-wide (170-meter-wide) asteroid on Sept. 26, 2022, it made its mark in more ways…
US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement
NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR (German Aerospace Center) have agreed to jointly build, launch, and operate a pair of spacecraft that will…
Leslie Livesay Named Deputy Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Leslie Livesay begins her tenure as deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday, March 18. She succeeds Larry D. James, who served as…
Student-Built Robots Clash at Competition Supported by NASA-JPL
Student-made contraptions of a metal and a little magic battled each other in front of cheering and dancing high schoolers at the annual Los Angeles…
Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has identified surrounding two young…
Peering Into the Tendrils of NGC 604 With NASA’s Webb
The formation of stars and the chaotic environments they inhabit is one of the most well-studied, but also mystery-shrouded, areas of cosmic investigation. The intricacies…