PIA24016: Mount Whaleback Iron Ore Mine, Australia

           Target: Earth Mission:  Terra Instrument:  ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…

Summers could become 'too hot for humans'

Rising global temperatures could see summers that are too hot to work in. Click…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2020

Systems USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #67/S6 Battery EVA #3: Bob Behnken (EV1) and Chris Cassidy (EV2)…

Solar Power Investigation to Launch on Lunar Lander

A solar experiment will study power on the Moon for future missions. Click here…

Apollo 11 Launches into History

At 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission launched via a Saturn…

NASA Lunar Surface Technology Research Opportunities Solicitation Released

NASA Lunar Surface Technology Research Opportunities Solicitation Released Click here for original story, NASA…

PIA24004: Terra Cimmeria

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Avoiding food contamination with a durable coating for hard surfaces

A new study by engineers and food scientists demonstrates that a durable coating, made from titanium…

Ultra-black skin allows some fish to lurk unseen

Scientists report that at least 16 species of deep-sea fish have evolved ultra-black skin that absorbs…

Sea turtles' impressive navigation feats rely on surprisingly crude 'map'

Since the time of Charles Darwin, scientists have marvelled at sea turtles’ impressive ability to make…