A Neil Armstrong for Mars: Landing the Mars 2020 Rover

NASA’s newest rover will have an autopilot called Terrain-Relative Navigation. …

NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP Satellite Captures Ongoing Fires in Alaska

There are many fires ongoing in the state of Alaska, but two of the largest are…

PIA23326: Raikoke Island, Kuril Islands

           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 – 7/01/2019

NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD) Installation:  In preparation for the planned satellite launch on Wednesday, the crew…

Inflatable Decelerator Will Hitch a Ride on the JPSS-2 Satellite

An inflatable decelerator technology that could one day help humans land on Mars will fly on…

When Drought Threatens Crops: NASA’s Role in Famine Warnings

NASA uses satellite data and models to support the Famine Early Warning Network Click…

Hubble Captures the Galaxy's Biggest Ongoing Stellar Fireworks Show

Imagine slow-motion fireworks that started exploding 170 years ago and are still continuing. This type of…

Orion "Go" for Launch

A test version of NASA’s Orion crew module is ready for rollback at Space Launch Complex…

How Historic Jupiter Comet Impact Led to Planetary Defense

From July 16 to 22, 1994, enormous pieces of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9), discovered just…

Celebrating Pride: Meet Dr. Matthew McGill

Celebrating Pride: Meet Dr. Matthew McGill Click here for original story, Celebrating Pride: Meet…