Rings and Things – NASA

The subject of this week’s circular Hubble Picture of the Week is situated in the Perseus…

Rescuers at the Ready at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center 

If there’s an emergency at the launch pad during a launch countdown, there’s a special team…

Lightning can make energy waves that travel shockingly far into space

Lightning can produce special waves of energy RooM the Agency/Alamy An overlooked mechanism lets energy from…

Interstellar to Doctor Who: Sci-fi dramas getting science mostly right

Space exploration has long been a staple of sci-fi films and TV, from the epic battles…

NASA-Funded Research Institute Selects New Class of Space Health Fellows

The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) announced its selections for the institute’s 2024…

Discovery of a diamond-rich core-mantle boundary offers new information into Mercury’s evolution

Scientists discovered that Mercury may have a 16 km (10-mile) thick diamond layer at its core-mantle…

Ocean Salinity Affects Earth’s Climate. How About on Exoplanets?

There’s a link between Earth’s ocean salinity and its climate. Salinity can have a dramatic effect…

See JUICE Next Week During Its Earth-Moon Flyby

Well-placed observers have a rare opportunity to see an interplanetary spacecraft early next week. If skies…

Kansas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station

Students from Topeka, Kansas, will have the opportunity Wednesday, Aug. 21, to have NASA astronauts Matthew…

Kansas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station

Students from Topeka, Kansas, will have the opportunity Wednesday, Aug. 21, to have NASA astronauts Matthew…