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NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars - NASA
The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the RedNaomi Hartono (NASA)
Major Martian Milestones - NASA Science
There’s good news from NASA’s Cloudspotting on Mars project! That’s the project that invites you to help identify exotic clouds high in the Martian atmosphere.science.nasa.gov
Why is Methane Seeping on Mars? NASA Scientists Have New Ideas - NASA Science
The most surprising revelation from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover — that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater — has scientists scratching their heads. Living creatures produce most of the methane on Earth.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Juno Gives Aerial Views of Mountain, Lava Lake on Io - NASA
Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft provides close-ups of intriguing features on the hellish Jovian moon.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Hubble Goes Hunting for Small Main Belt Asteroids - NASA Science
Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instrume…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now - NASA
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and to prepare the first aircraft on another world forNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instrume…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow - NASA
As the Moon blotted out the Sun to viewers across the United States during the April 8 solar eclipse, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured anJamie Adkins (NASA)
Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper - NASA
Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets readied for an October launch.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Names Finalists of the Power to Explore Challenge - NASA
NASA selected nine finalists out of the 45 semifinalist student essays in the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuringPhil Davis (NASA)
NASA’s LRO Finds Photo Op as It Zips Past SKorea’s Danuri Moon Orbiter - NASA
NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), which has been circling and studying the Moon for 15 years, captured several images of Korea Aerospace ResearchRob Garner (NASA)
How NASA's Roman Telescope Will Measure Ages of Stars - NASA
Guessing your age might be a popular carnival game, but for astronomers it’s a real challenge to determine the ages of stars. Once a star like our Sun hasAshley Balzer (NASA)
Rock Sampled by NASA’s Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars - NASA
The 24th sample taken by the six-wheeled scientist offers new clues about Jezero Crater and the lake it may have once held.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
March-April 2024: The Next Full Moon is the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon
Since this full Moon is a little over a day after apogee (when the Moon is at its farthest from the Earth in its orbit) this is a micromoon, the opposite of a supermoon.science.nasa.gov
Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System
Our solar system has eight planets, and five officially recognized dwarf planets. Which planet is biggest? Which planet is smallest?science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Europa Clipper Survives and Thrives in ‘Outer Space’ on Earth - NASA
A gantlet of tests prepared the spacecraft for its challenging trip to the Jupiter system, where it will explore the icy moon Europa and its subsurface ocean.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
ESA, NASA Solar Observatory Discovers Its 5,000th Comet
On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which has now been confirmed to be the 5,000th comet discovered using SOHO data.science.nasa.gov
Hubble Tracks Jupiter's Stormy Weather
The giant planet Jupiter, in all its banded glory, is revisited by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in these latest images, taken on January 5-6, 2024, capturing both sides of the planet.science.nasa.gov
NASA Unveils Design for Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa - NASA
When it launches in October, the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a richly layered dispatch that includes more than 2.6 million names submittedNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander - NASA
On Jan. 19, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. EST, the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk - NASA
Videos from the rover show its shadow moving across the Martian surface during a 12-hour sequence while Curiosity remained parked.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30 - NASA
The orbiter has performed 56 flybys of Jupiter and documented close encounters with three of the gas giant’s four largest moons.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30 - NASA
The orbiter has performed 56 flybys of Jupiter and documented close encounters with three of the gas giant’s four largest moons.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Ringing in the Holidays - NASA
The ice giant Uranus and its rings steal the show in this Dec. 18, 2023, image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope captured new images ofNASA
NASA Asteroid Sampling Mission Renamed OSIRIS-APEX for New Journey - NASA
The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid’s 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasn’t happened since the dawn of recorded history.Rob Garner (NASA)
NASA's Hubble Watches 'Spoke Season' on Saturn - NASA Science
This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 million miles from Earth. Hubble’s ultra-sharp vision reveals a phenomenon called ring spokes.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Rings in Holidays With Ringed Planet Uranus - NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side. Webb captured this dynamicSteve Sabia (NASA)
NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus - NASA
A study zooms in on data that NASA’s Cassini gathered at Saturn’s icy moon and finds evidence of a key ingredient for life and a supercharged source of energyNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake - NASA
Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind - NASA
In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of a stream of chargedJamie Adkins (NASA)
NASA’s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data - NASA
The mission team has celebrated several successes since its launch from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 13. The latest is the operation of the spacecraft’sNaomi Hartono (NASA)
Pioneer 10 Crosses the Asteroid Belt - NASA
This illustration made on Nov. 26, 1974, by Rick Giudice shows the Pioneer 10 spacecraft traveling through the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, theNASA
A Miniature Mariner-C - NASA
A model of the Mariner-C spacecraft seems to float in the darkness of space in this photo from a June 1964 Conference on New Technology at NASA’s GlennNASA
NASA’s Dragonfly to Proceed with Final Mission Design Work - NASA Science
NASA’s Dragonfly mission has been authorized to proceed with work on final mission design and fabrication – known as Phase C – during fiscal year (FY) 2024.science.nasa.gov
Temperatures Across Our Solar System - NASA Science
Let’s look at the mean temperature of the Sun, and the planets in our solar system.science.nasa.gov
Time Is Running Out to Add Your Name to NASA’s Europa Clipper - NASA
Six weeks remain for you to add your name to a microchip that will ride aboard the spacecraft as it explores Jupiter’s moon Europa.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low - NASA
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low - NASA
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Juno Finds Jupiter’s Winds Penetrate in Cylindrical Layers - NASA
The finding offers deeper insights into the long-debated internal structure of the gas giant.Anthony Greicius (NASA)