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. …

A New Tool for 'Weighing' Unseen Planets

The NEID instrument will help scientists determine the density of distant planets, which can…

SOFIA Reveals How the Swan Nebula Hatched

A new view of the Swan Nebula from SOFIA reveals that parts of it formed separately…

A waxing crescent Moon

A waxing crescent Moon is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the…

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s February Space Station Launch

Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 13th commercial resupply services…

TESS Finds First Earth-Size Planet in the Habitable Zone

TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone planet discovered by TESS, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey…