Not all appears as it would seem in the Whirlpool galaxy. SOFIA shows that the magnetic…
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NASA's Lunar Instruments 'Shake Hands' with Commercial Moon Lander
NASA is preparing to send three new water-hunting science instruments to the Moon as payloads on…
Planetary Sleuthing Finds Triple-Star World
Years after its detection, astronomers have confirmed a planet called KOI-5Ab orbiting in a triple-star system…
7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on Mars
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which has started its approach to the Red Planet, will help…
Hey, Space Fans! Remember These Cool Ames Accomplishments from 2020?
With many folks setting their countdown clock to 2021, we’re taking a moment to reflect on…
Astrobiology for the Incarcerated: Bringing Transformational Science into Prisons
Astrobiology for the Incarcerated is an educational program that teaches incarcerated communities about the resiliency and…
Scientists Use NASA Data to Predict Appearance of Dec. 14 Eclipse
On Dec. 14, 2020, the Moon’s shadow raced across Chile and Argentina, casting a thin ribbon…
Seeing the COVID-19 Pandemic from Space
Explore the actual datasets scientists use to investigate early research discoveries on the NASA COVID-19 Dashboard. …
NASA’s ELaNa 20 Mission First to Fly on Virgin Orbit Launch
Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency’s next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa)…
NASA Scientists Named AGU 2020 Union Honorees
Nine individuals with NASA affiliations have been named 2020 Union honorees or fellows by the American…