Plants could still grow well under alien skies

These figures from the article show the spectra for both the Sun and a K-dwarf star,…

NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale

NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million to two U.S. teams for their novel technology…

Astronauts may need medical evacuation from one-third of moon missions

Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that…

Citizen science collaboration yields precise data on exoplanet WASP-77 A b

Artists Concept of the WASP-77 A b system. Credit: NASA Exoplanet Catalog A planet swings in…

NASA, NAACP Partner to Advance Diversity, Inclusion in STEM Fields

During an event Thursday, NASA and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)…

Hubble lights the way with new multiwavelength view of galaxy NGC 1559

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy NGC 1559. Credit: ESA/Hubble &…

NASA Data Helps Protect US Embassy Staff from Polluted Air

Since 2020, ZephAir has provided real-time air quality data for about 75 U.S. diplomatic posts. Now,…

Could Stars Hotter Than the Sun Still Support Life?

Although most potentially habitable worlds orbit red dwarf stars, we know larger and brighter stars can…

Spacecraft, what do your robot eyes see?

Sometimes we see things from orbit that we can’t explain right away. Until recently, scientists weren’t…

Algorithm used on Mars rover helps scientists on Earth see data in a new way

Credit: NASA A new algorithm tested on NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Mars may lead to better…