Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to…
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Ring Details on Display
This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft showcases some of the amazingly detailed structure of Saturn's rings.
If a ‘Big Whack’ Made the Moon, Did it Also Knock the Earth on Its Side?
A new study suggests that it did. It also explains that the collision can explain the…
Hubble Takes Flight with the Toucan and the Cluster
NGC 299 is an open star cluster located within the Small Magellanic Cloud just under 200,000…
NASA Announces Media Briefing on New Hurricane Mission
NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 10, to discuss the…
Orion Crew Module Underway Recovery Testing
U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines…
Go, Go, Green Wing! Mighty Morphing Materials in Aircraft Design
Early studies of aerodynamics showed that the shape of a wing has enormous effects on flight…
NASA to Hold Media Call on New Small Satellite Missions to Study Earth
NASA will host a teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Nov. 7, to preview several Earth…
James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Will Piece Together Cosmic Puzzles
The primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope that consists of 18 hexagonal mirrors looks…
Prototype Capture System, Mock Asteroid Help Simulate Mission Sequence
A prototype of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) robotic capture module system is tested with a…