Wind can be crucial to clearing dust from spacecraft solar panels on Mars. With InSight's meteorological…
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Data with Flippers? Studying the Ocean from a Seal’s POV
A JPL visiting scientist is using an unexpected source of information about small-scale ocean features around…
NASA’s AIRS Images Cyclone Fani Before Landfall
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, aboard the Aqua satellite, captured Tropical Cyclone Fani in the Bay of…
InSight Captures Sunrise and Sunset on Mars
InSight joins the rest of NASA's Red Planet surface missions, all of which have photographed either…
Scientists Planning Now for Asteroid Flyby a Decade Away
On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will cruise harmlessly by Earth at distance of about 19,000…
OCO-3 Ready to Extend NASA’s Study of Carbon
Headed soon for the space station, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 will observe near-global measurements of…
The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole
Shockwaves in space, created by a supermassive black hole that recently had its first close-up, are…
Antarctica’s Effect on Sea Level Rise in Coming Centuries
How will Antarctica's melting ice sheet affect sea level rise hundreds of years in the future?…
NASA’s AIRS Images Cyclone Kenneth over Mozambique
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, aboard the Aqua satellite, captures the powerful storm just before landfall over…
NASA, FEMA, International Partners Plan Asteroid Impact Exercise
Next week, NASA will participate in a "tabletop exercise" that will play out a realistic -…