Spooky Earths seen by Hera’s HyperScout

This spooky-tinged multiplicity of planet Earths comes especially for Halloween, as observed through the various spectral…

Beyond the Console: Kenneth Attocknie’s Mission to Bridge Cultures at NASA

From the Mission Control Center to community celebrations, Kenneth Attocknie blends safety expertise with a commitment…

Habitable Worlds are Found in Safe Places

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we hone in on…

Distant dwarf planet Makemake might have a surprising ice volcano

A small world in the outer solar system appears to have volcanic activity possibly spurred by…

Hubble & Webb: Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207

These are two views of the same scene, each showing two overlapping spiral galaxies, IC 2163…

We Understand Rotating Black Holes Even Less Than We Thought

Black holes are real. We see them throughout the cosmos, and have even directly imaged the…

Contract Specialist Miranda Meyer – NASA

“[Now that I work for Safety and Mission Assurance,] it’s really cool to read everything about…

Earth from Space: Ross Island, Antarctica

The icy landscape of Ross Island in Antarctica is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from…

Saturated soil in Spain from SMOS

According to Spain’s national weather agency, Aemet, on 29 October 2024, Valencia received a year’s worth of…

Moon waves goodbye to Hera

As ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence departed its homeworld it looked back to Earth to…