Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster

The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from the NASA/ESA…

NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Stuns with Ultraviolet Views of Red Planet

NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet…

NASA Wants to Identify Phytoplankton Species from Space. Here’s Why.

They’re small, but they’re mighty. From producing oxygen we breathe to soaking up carbon we emit…

NASA Administrator Accepts 2022 Collier Trophy for Webb Telescope

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Northrop Grumman Chair, CEO, and President Kathy Warden accept the National…

Melissa Harris: Propelling Space Telescopes Toward Success

Melissa Harris is an engineer working on the propulsion system for the Nancy Grace Roman Space…

Science in the Shadows: NASA Selects 5 Experiments for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse will darken a swath of North America as the Moon blocks the…

Webb Rules Out Thick Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere for Rocky Exoplanet

Infrared measurements of TRAPPIST-1 c indicate that it is probably not as Venus-like as once imagined. …

Webb Makes First Detection of Crucial Carbon Molecule

This molecule, never before seen in space, is believed to be a cornerstone of interstellar organic…

Hubble Captures a Billowing Irregular Galaxy

The galaxy NGC 7292 billows across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. …

NASA Goddard Hosts 1st Campus-wide Employee Event Since COVID

Hundreds of employees at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, gathered on the grassy…