ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/09/2020

CBEF-L (Cell Biology Experiment Facility-L): The crew removed the Plant Experiment Unit from the CBEF-L facility…

NASA’s Lucy Mission Confirms Discovery of Eurybates Satellite

NASA’s Lucy mission team is seeing double after discovering that Eurybates, the asteroid the spacecraft has…

Hubble Detects Smallest Known Dark Matter Clumps

Dark matter forms much smaller clumps than previously known. This result confirms one of the fundamental…

Goldilocks Stars Are Best Places to Look for Life

In looking for life beyond Earth, astronomers seek planets in stars’ “habitable zones” (nicknamed the “Goldilocks…

Cosmic Magnifying Glasses Yield Independent Measure of Universe's Expansion

Knowing the precise value for how fast the universe expands is important for determining the age,…

Cosmic Magnifying Glasses Find Dark Matter in Small Clumps

The mysterious material makes up most of the mass in the universe, yet scientists…

PIA23535: Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

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

ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/08/2020

Rodent Research-19 (RR-19): The crew completed the Life Science Glovebox Cleaning activity. Mighty Mice in Space:…

NASA TV Coverage Set for Three Spacewalks in January

Four astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station for three spacewalks in January to complete…

What Happens When Planets Collide

This artist’s concept illustrates a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets, turning both into dusty debris. …