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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 26th close approach to the Sun on Dec. 13, again matching its record distance of 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the solar surface. The spacecraft checked in with flight controllers at the…
Exercise and physics research were the top scientific duties aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday advancing human health and industries both on the ground and in space. The Expedition 74 crew members also continued working on spacesuits and practiced…
After nearly five years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover’s durability and gathering new science findings on the way to a new region nicknamed…
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy, which is substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Mrk…
NASA is working with commercial partners to create high-performing, reliable propulsion systems that will help small spacecraft safely maneuver in orbit, reach intended destinations across the solar system, and accomplish mission operations. Two new micropropulsion technologies are being tested in…
A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data suggests a more complicated picture: Titan’s interior is more likely…
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with NASA, has named the new Landsat Science Team that will support the world’s longest-running Earth observation mission for a planned 2026-2030 term.
Award: The American Geophysical Union’s 2025 Open Science Recognition Prize, awarded to a person or team for outstanding work in advancing Open Science related to Earth and space science and its impact globally. Awarded to: Dr. Chelle Gentemann, senior program…
Award: The American Geophysical Union’s 2025 Open Science Recognition Prize, awarded to a person or team for outstanding work in advancing Open Science related to Earth and space science and its impact globally. Awarded to: The Prithvi Geospatial Foundation Model team,…
Winds, waves, and ice near a remote town on the Chukchi Peninsula have sculpted a series of coastal inshore lagoons that resemble an icon of winter.
