20 Years After Landing: How NASA’s Twin Rovers Changed Mars Science
On the 20th anniversary of the landing of Spirit and Opportunity, celebrate NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover project with this two-sided poster that lists some of…
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This US-Indian Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Changing Frozen Regions
NISAR, the soon-to-launch radar satellite from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will measure some key Earth vital signs, from the health of…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk
When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover isn’t on the move, it works pretty well as a sundial, as seen in two black-and-white videos recorded on Nov.…
NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30
NASA’s Juno spacecraft will on Saturday, Dec. 30, make the closest flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io that any spacecraft has made in over 20 years.…
Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb
On Dec. 25, NASA will celebrate the two-year launch anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope – the largest and most powerful space observatory in…
NASA’s Deep Space Network Turns 60 and Prepares for the Future
NASA’s Deep Space Network marks its 60th year on Dec. 24. In continuous operations since 1963, the DSN is what makes it possible for NASA…
As the Arctic Warms, Its Waters Are Emitting Carbon
When it comes to influencing climate change, the world’s smallest ocean punches above its weight. It’s been estimated that the cold waters of the Arctic…
NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment beamed an ultra-high definition streaming video on Dec. 11 from a record-setting 19 million miles away (31 million kilometers,…
NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus
Scientists have known that the giant plume of ice grains and water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus is rich with organic compounds, some of…
NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission
NASA’s NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec. 13, 2013, the space telescope has discovered a once-in-a-lifetime comet, observed…