Seeing an Aurora From the Space Station

“Years ago at the South Pole, I looked up to the aurora for inspiration through the…

Earth’s Freshwater Future: Extremes of Flood and Drought

As the satellite data record continues to get longer and more detailed, scientists are beginning to…

NASA's Mars 2020 Will Blaze a Trail – for Humans

The next robotic Mars mission will carry technology that will help enable astronauts to…

Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa

Scientists have discovered that the yellow color seen on the surface of Jupiter’s moon…

Unveiling Hidden Figures Way

A D.C. Department of Transportation employee removes a paper cover from the “Hidden Figures Way” street…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/12/2019

Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR)/Light Microscopy Module (LMM)/ACE Module Changeout: The crew removed the processed ACE-T12 Module…

NASA Explores Our Changing Freshwater World

NASA’s global view of freshwater is revolutionizing our capability of monitoring and managing this precious resource. …

Solar Activity Forecast for Next Decade Favorable for Exploration

New research may have found a reliable method to predict the Sun’s activity, and its forecast…

NASA's Webb Sunshield Undergoes Rocket Fitting, More Testing

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s spacecraft element, which consists of the observatory’s spacecraft bus and the…

Euclid Dark Energy Telescope Selects Deep Fields

Peering at three dark patches of sky for long periods will allow the Euclid mission to…