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Comb the Edges of the Solar System with the Catalina Outer Solar System Survey
Solar System
Aug 11, 2020
The Catalina Sky Survey has been collecting images of the night sky for over twenty years. Today you’ll have the chance of a lifetime---the chance to find a new TNO.
NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet
Solar System
Jul 30, 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Carry First Spacesuit Materials to Mars
Solar System
Jul 28, 2020
In a Q&A, spacesuit designer Amy Ross explains how five samples, including a piece of helmet visor, will be tested aboard the rover, which is targeting a July 30 launch.
NASA's AIRS Sees Hurricane Douglas, Tropical Storm Hanna From Space
Earth
Jul 26, 2020
Wild weather sweeping in from the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico is bringing flooding rains, high winds, and dangerous storm surges to Hawaii and Texas.
A Growing Market at Gravity's Edge
ISS
Jul 24, 2020
The commercialization of low-Earth orbit is enabling a new market in space, while aiding NASA in its mission of exploration and discovery.
A Growing Market at Gravity's Edge Poster
Comments on the Citizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP) Are Due July 30th
Jul 24, 2020
Comments on the draft text for ROSES-2020 Amendment 39 releases for community comment draft text for E.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding Program are due July 30, 2020.
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Sharing remote sensing technologies with Indigenous communities and their land
Earth
Jul 24, 2020
“I have always been interested in teaching people how to use remote sensing technology in different cultural contexts with different knowledge systems" - NASA Ames research scientist Dr. Cindy Schmidt
NASA and Zooniverse Announce Partnership
Jul 23, 2020
NASA and Zooniverse will work together to engage participants in projects that span the wide range of NASA’s science divisions: astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary science, and earth science.
Zooniverse and NASA partnership
NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Passes Flight Readiness Review
Solar System
Jul 22, 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission cleared its Flight Readiness Review Wednesday, an important milestone on its way to the launch pad.
Curious Universe Podcast: We're Going to Mars!
Jul 22, 2020
We’re going to Mars! NASA’s Perseverance rover will head to Mars this summer to search for signs of ancient life. Christina Hernandez and Mitch Schulte tell us all about Mars Perseverance in this special edition episode of NASA’s Curious Universe.
Register for our Panel on Data Mash-Ups: Using Citizen Science Data in Conjunction with Other NASA Data Sets
Jul 21, 2020
Citizen science efforts are frequently used to groundtruth or analyze remotely collected data, with impressive results in fields as diverse as archeology to climatology. On the flip side, citizen scientists have amassed impressive data sets of observations. These data sets may hold heretofore... Read More
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NASA Announces New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch Date
Universe
Jul 16, 2020
NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges.
Comet NEOWISE Seen in an Aurora-Filled Sky
Solar System
Jul 16, 2020
Comet NEOWISE is visible in an aurora-filled sky in this photo by Aurorasaurus Ambassador Donna Lach. The photo was taken early on July 14, 2020, in western Manitoba, Canada. The purple ribbon-like structure to the left is STEVE, an aurora-related phenomenon discovered with the help of citizen... Read More
Comet NEOWISE appears in a sky streaked with purple and green aurora
ESA/NASA's Solar Orbiter Returns First Data, Snaps Closest Pictures of the Sun
Sun
Jul 16, 2020
The first images from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft are now available to the public, including the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun.
Comet NEOWISE Seen in an Aurora-Filled Sky
Sun
Jul 15, 2020
Comet NEOWISE is visible in an aurora-filled sky in this photo taken on July 14, 2020, by Aurorasaurus Ambassador Donna Lach.