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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing
Solar System
Aug 7, 2023
The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted.
NASA InSight Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster
Solar System
Aug 7, 2023
Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet rotates and how much it wobbles.
Hubble Glimpses a Glitzy Galactic Cluster
Universe
Aug 5, 2023
The glittering, glitzy contents of the globular cluster NGC 6652 sparkle in this star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA HQ Selects Three Researchers as Roman Technology Fellows in Astrophysics
Universe
Aug 4, 2023
NASA has awarded Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships (RTF) to three early-career researchers in astrophysics for the class of 2022. The program will support the advancement of their ideas for new technologies to further the exploration of the universe.
Image of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope
NASA Helps Spot Wine Grape Disease From Skies Above California
Earth
Aug 4, 2023
In a case study, scientists detected the costly infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before they showed symptoms visible to the human eye.
NASA’s Space-Based Quantum Science Lab Keeps Getting Better
Space Experiments
Aug 4, 2023
The agency’s Cold Atom Lab is getting its second major upgrade and will be using it to explore the quantum realm.
Webb Spotlights Gravitational Arcs in ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster
Universe
Aug 2, 2023
A new image of the galaxy cluster known as “El Gordo” is revealing distant and dusty objects never seen before, and providing a bounty of fresh science. The infrared image, taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, displays a variety of unusual, distorted background galaxies that were only hinted... Read More
Join MoonDiff and Go Moon-Combing with NASA!
Solar System, Citizen Science
Aug 1, 2023
NASA needs your help spotting changes on the surface of Earth's nearest neighbor – the Moon! Join MoonDiff, our newest volunteer science project, and help scientists learn about the Moon’s dynamic surface.
A screenshot of the MoonDiff website with two images, side by side. The image of the moon on the left is lighter than the image of the moon on the right.
Euclid Mission to Study Dark Universe Takes First Test Images
Universe
Jul 31, 2023
The telescope took a picture of a glittering field of stars, indicating that it is doing well after a million-mile journey from Earth.
Optimizing Heat Exchange Flow in Microgravity
Space Experiments
Jul 28, 2023
Planes, trains, automobiles… and spacecraft! While all four of these transportation innovations rely on fuel for power, another key component is thermal management. Without controlling the distribution and flow of heat inside a system, such as the International Space Station and other commercial... Read More
Gold-colored CM-HT module with silver launch accumulators and electro-magnetic interference screen on top.
Hubble Peers at a Tranquil Galaxy
Universe
Jul 28, 2023
The tranquil spiral galaxy UGC 12295 basks leisurely in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble Sees Evaporating Planet Getting the Hiccups
Universe
Jul 27, 2023
A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit.
Webb Snaps Highly Detailed Infrared Image of Actively Forming Stars
Universe
Jul 26, 2023
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the “antics” of a pair of actively forming young stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light.
Join Radio JOVE’s Solar Eclipse Campaign!
Sun, Citizen Science
Jul 25, 2023
Want to do your own radio astronomy? NASA’s Radio JOVE citizen science project wants your help studying the Sun. Join the project and use your own radio telescope to make coordinated observations of the Sun for the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses over the Americas!
Radio Jove branding with a collage of images including solar flares, jupiter and colorful data charts