Fermi has Found More than 300 Gamma-Ray Pulsars

In June 2008, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope began surveying the cosmos to study some…

Discovery of planet too big for its sun throws off solar system formation models

An artistic rendering of the mass comparison of LHS 3154 system and our own Earth and…

NASA’s Educational CubeSats: Small Satellites, Big Impact

Despite their small size, the satellites launching through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) missions have a…

Hera asteroid mission’s shaker testing

How could the Hera mission team become certain their asteroid-explorer spacecraft was robust enough to be…

How will EarthCARE mission shed light on clouds?

EarthCARE is the largest and most complex Earth Explorer, developed within ESA’s Earth Observation FutureEO program.…

Deputy for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Integration Joe Connolly

“The goal is to get as many of the wrong ideas out of the way as…

Hera asteroid mission, shaken not stirred

How could the Hera mission team become certain their asteroid-explorer spacecraft was robust enough to be…

Could Life Exist in Molecular Clouds?

Our search for life beyond Earth is still in its infancy. We’re focused on Mars and,…

New theory explains how magnetic switchbacks form in the solar wind

An artist’s depiction of the Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA A new study develops a theory…

Webb Study Reveals Rocky Planets Can Form in Extreme Environments

An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first…