NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim, Crewmates Return from Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tuesday alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey…

Geminid meteor shower peaks on December 13–14 under favorable observing conditions

The Geminid meteor shower will reach peak activity during the night of December 13–14. The shower’s…

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life

The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A NASA/JPL-Caltech/O. Krause (Steward Observatory) Hidden within Cassiopeia A, the youngest known…

XRISM Finds Chlorine, Potassium in Cas A

This composite image of the Cassiopeia A (or Cas A) supernova remnant, released Jan. 8, 2024,…

The year in pictures 2025

In the time it takes our planet to go around the Sun, we do a lot…

Saving NASA science: Reflections on a…

We also held regular briefings and engaged with thousands of scientists, congressional staff, and members of…

Aurora forecast across northern U.S., southern Canada, and northern Europe on December 9

According to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the CME associated with the M8.1 flare…

The images of the Universe put at risk by…

If these cuts were to go into effect, what awe-inspiring pictures would we never see?  The…

CCSDS Outreach Initiative and Competition

CCSDS Outreach Initiative and Reference Implementation Development Competition ESA is presenting a pilot programme on behalf…

Impulsive X1.1 solar flare erupts from Region 4298

There were no radio signatures detected that would suggest a coronal mass ejection (CME) was produced…