Two of NASA’s Great Observatories, bolstered by the largest ground-based telescopes around the world, are beginning…
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Envisat MERIS image of the world March 2003
The global reach of the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument on board ESA’s Envisat environmental…
SPACECRAFT TRIO PEEKS AT STORMY SOLAR WEATHER
A three-spacecraft collaboration recorded for the first time the entire initiation process of a high-speed eruption…
ROSETTA STONE DECODES GAMMA-RAY BURST MYSTERY
Scientists have pieced together the key elements of a gamma-ray burst, from star death to dramatic…
NASA HIGHLIGHTS LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK
The arrival of summer brings increased chances of thunderstorms and dangerous lightning. NASA marks National Lightning…
NIGHTTIME CLOUDS SHED LIGHT ON SPACE WEATHER
NASA is looking for the opportunity, beginning June 23, to launch rocket experiments that will form…
NASA RECEIVES KEYS TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MODULE
Two cornerstone components for future research and operations aboard the International Space Station are ready to…
NASA SPACE VETERAN LEADS UNDERSEA CREW
For the first time, an astronaut with months of experience in space will compare that time…
NEWEST UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MAKES SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT
A milestone in the development of high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely operated aircraft occurred today with the successful…
JWST SCIENCE & OPERATIONS CONTRACT AWARDED
NASA awarded the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) the contract to manage the…