NASA fuels moon rocket for 1st time in countdown rehearsal
CMEDIA: NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line. This was NASA’s fourth crack at …
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VP Hosts NASA for Family STEM Event, Disney Pixar’s Lightyear Viewing
Vice President Kamala Harris hugs children that participated in hands-on STEM activities on the grounds of the Vice President’s residence at the Naval Observatory, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Washington. …
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NASA Invites Media, Public to View Webb Telescope’s First Images
NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at …
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NASA Supports Small Business Research to Power Future Exploration
NASA has selected hundreds of small businesses and dozens of research institutions to develop technology to help drive the future of space exploration, ranging from novel sensors and electronics to …
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Historic Greenland ice sheet rainfall unraveled, study
For the first time ever recorded, in the late summer of 2021, rain fell on the high central region of the Greenland ice sheet. This extraordinary event was followed by …
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Webb telescope nearly set to explore the solar system
As NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope moves through the final phases of commissioning its science instruments, we have also begun working on the technical operations of the observatory. While the telescope moves through …
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Space agencies provide a global view of our changing environment
International collaboration among space agencies is central to the success of satellite Earth observation and data analysis. ESA, NASA, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have continued their joined effort …
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Chinese rover finds evidence that water was present on Mars more recently than thought
A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with a colleague from the University of Copenhagen, has found evidence that water was present on Mars more recently …
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Florida Scientists for first time grow plants in soil from the Moon
In a new paper published in the journal Communications Biology, University of Florida researchers showed that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil. Their study also investigated how plants respond …
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NASA to Provide Update on InSight Mars Lander
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT) on Tuesday, May 17, to provide an update on the agency’s InSight Mars lander. NASA leadership and …
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