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Planet Patrollers Turn In 144 Imposter Planets
Solar System, Citizen Science
Jul 5, 2022
When you’re trying to catch a planet, you’d better look twice! Volunteers on NASA’s Planet Patrol Citizen Science Project finished checking their first batch of 999 exoplanet candidates from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. The results, published in Monthly Notices of... Read More
Illustration of the yellow sun fading to orange around the outside and a planet represented by a black dot transiting across. An illustrated satellite overlays the sun and the text Planet Patrol sits above the illustration.
Novel NASA Instrument Sets Sights on Earth-bound Solar Radiation
Earth
Jul 1, 2022
A very small instrument has a big job ahead of it: measuring all Earth-directed energy coming from the Sun and helping scientists understand how that energy influences our planet’s severe weather, climate change and other global forces.
Hubble Delves into Cosmic Treasure Trove
Universe
Jul 1, 2022
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the sparkling globular cluster NGC 6569 in the constellation Sagittarius.
Artemis I: We Are Capable
Sun
Jun 30, 2022
Twin solid rocket boosters that will produce a combined 7.2 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, a towering core stage, and the only human-rated spacecraft in the world capable of deep space travel – together, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand ready to usher in a new... Read More
Title frame for "We are Capable" video with the title overlaying a photo of rocket boosters on a launchpad.
NASA Selects 5 Proposals to Provide New Insights from Openly Available Data in the Physical Sciences Informatics System
Space Experiments, Physical Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
NASA’s Physical Sciences Research Program has selected five ground-based proposals in response to the Physical Sciences Informatics System call for proposals. This program element is part of Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2021 (ROSES-2021)... Read More
Photo of the international space station in orbit above a blue and white earth and against a black background.
NASA’s Stratospheric Balloon Mission Gets Telescope With Giant Mirror
Universe
Jun 29, 2022
Telescopes designed to operate in space have to be constructed differently than those meant to operate on the ground. But what about telescopes that operate in between?
NASA’s New Hubble E-Book Takes Readers on a Journey to Curious Worlds
Universe
Jun 29, 2022
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope team has released a new edition in the Hubble Focus e-book series, called “Hubble Focus: Strange New Worlds.”
Next-generation Radar Receiver Set to Supply Scientists with Improved Weather Data
Earth
Jun 28, 2022
A new radar receiver will greatly enhance scientists’ ability to study storms, observe polar ice, predict floods, and measure sea surface height.
Satellite image of a hurricane passing over the Pacific Ocean.
Help NASA Scientists Find Clouds on Mars
Solar System
Jun 28, 2022
By identifying clouds in data collected by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the public can increase scientists’ understanding of the Red Planet’s atmosphere.
Love spectacular photos of Jupiter? Become a Jovian Vortex Hunter!
Solar System, Planets of Our Solar System, Citizen Science
Jun 27, 2022
A new NASA citizen science project, Jovian Vortex Hunter, seeks your help spotting vortices---spiral wind patterns—and other phenomena in gorgeous photos of the planet Jupiter.
NASA’s Curiosity Takes Inventory of Key Life Ingredient on Mars
Solar System
Jun 27, 2022
Scientists using NASA’s Curiosity rover measured the total organic carbon – a key component in the molecules of life – in Martian rocks for the first time.
NASA Rockets Launch from Australia to Seek Habitable Star Conditions
Universe
Jun 27, 2022
On the heels of a successful launch on June 26, NASA is set to launch two more sounding rockets from northern Australia during the first half of July. These missions will help astronomers understand how starlight influences a planet’s atmosphere, possibly making or breaking its ability to support... Read More
Studying Galaxy Growth Spurts in the Early Universe with NASA’s Roman
Universe
Jun 27, 2022
Some 2 to 3 billion years after the big bang most galaxies went through a growth spurt, forming stars at a rate hundreds of times higher than we see in our own galaxy today. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope promises to bring new insights into the heyday of star formation.
NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission
Solar System
Jun 24, 2022
NASA announced Friday that the Psyche asteroid mission – the agency’s first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid – will not make its planned 2022 launch attempt.