X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Celebrates 20 Years in Space

Two decades ago today the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) launched into orbit. A pioneering satellite for…

Ice in Motion: Satellites Capture Decades of Change

New time-lapse videos of Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seenfrom space, some spanning nearly 50…

'The Invisible Network' Podcast – Episode 11: Reflections

For billions of years, the Earth and the Moon have danced together. Since the Apollo era,…

SN Now: The Final Installment of SCaN Now

NASA satellites, no matter the destination, have to communicate their data to mission control and scientists…

Hubble Spots Galaxy’s Dramatic Details

Some of the most dramatic events in the universe occur when certain stars die — and…

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Explains Bennu’s Mysterious Particle Events

The discovery of particle plumes erupting from Bennu’s surface was a surprise,indicating that the returned asteroid…

'The Invisible Network' Podcast – Episode 10: 406 MHz

Amidst the grandeur of spaceflight, there is a tiny bit of technology that, if not for…

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sheds New Light on the Sun

Since its 2018 launch, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (record-holder for closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun) has…

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx in the Midst of Site Selection

After a lengthy and challenging process, the team is finally ready to down-select from the four…

NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Mission Catches a Natural Comet Outburst in Unprecedented Detail

Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers at the University of Maryland (UMD),…