Farmers, researchers, meteorologists and others now have access to high-resolution NASA data on soil moisture, thanks…
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Electrical Engineer and NASA Astronaut Joan Higginbotham
At NASA, women – be they scientists, pilots, astronauts and others – help the Agency fulfill…
PIA24419: Pacaya and Fuego Volcanoes, Guatemala
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…
NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet…
NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Next Commercial Crew Launch
Media accreditation is now open for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. …
Comet Catalina Suggests Comets Delivered Carbon to Rocky Planets
SOFIA found that Comet Catalina is carbon-rich, suggesting comets could have been an essential source of…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/05/2021
United States On-orbit Segment (USOS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #72 – ISS Upgrades III: Today, EV1 Kate…
Observations Around Solar System With Parker Solar Probe’s 7th Solar Encounter
During Parker Solar Probe’s seventh swing by the Sun, celestial geometry posed a special opportunity. The…
Hypergiant Star Canis Majoris
This artist’s impression of hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris shows the star’s vast convection cells and…
Hubble Beholds a Big, Beautiful Blue Galaxy
NGC 2336 is the quintessential galaxy — big, beautiful, and blue — and it is captured…