How can an exoplanet be “hotter than hot?” The answer is when chemical elements heavier than…
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NASA's Spitzer Spies a Perfectly Sideways Galaxy
It might look like a lightsaber floating in space, but the red beam in…
NASA Administrator Names Acting Director for Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named George Morrow to serve as acting director of the agency’s…
Mariner 6 and 7 Explore the Red Planet
Lost in the glare following the Apollo 11 Moon landing, two intrepid robotic spacecraft flew by…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/31/2019
73 Progress (73P) Launch and Docking: 73P launched today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:10 AM…
This Week in NASA History: First Use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle – July 31, 1971
This week in 1971, Apollo 15 became the first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle. …
Confirmation of Toasty TESS Planet Leads to Surprising Find of Promising World
A piping hot planet discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has pointed the way…
Siberian Smoke Reaches U.S., Canada
The smoke from the fires in Siberia that were highlighted in the fire and smoke update…
NASA Team Builds CubeSat-Compatible Aerosol-Detecting Instrument
A NASA team has built a miniaturized instrument that will measure more comprehensively than existing instruments…
NASA Invites Media to Orion Propulsion Test for Artemis Moon and Mars Missions
NASA Invites Media to Orion Propulsion Test for Artemis Moon and Mars Missions Click…