A Walk Through the Rainbow with PACE

For NASA’s upcoming Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission, or PACE, the colors of the rainbow…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/17/2020

Payloads Food Physiology: The crew performed the Food Physiology briefing. The Integrated Impact of Diet on…

NASA to Discuss Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission with Space Foundation

NASA leadership will participate in a virtual discussion with the Space Foundation on the upcoming Mars…

NASA’s Next Laser Communications Demo Installed, Integrated on Spacecraft

On July 16, 2020, the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) payload was installed and integrated on…

Hubble Spies Sparkling Galaxy

This spotlight-hogging galaxy, seen set against a backdrop of more distant galaxies of all shapes and…

NASA Announces New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch Date

NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space…

Syncing NASA Laser, ESA Radar for a New Look at Sea Ice

With a small nudge to a satellite’s orbit, scientists will soon have simultaneous laser and radar…

PIA24016: Mount Whaleback Iron Ore Mine, Australia

           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 – 7/16/2020

Systems USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #67/S6 Battery EVA #3: Bob Behnken (EV1) and Chris Cassidy (EV2)…

Solar Power Investigation to Launch on Lunar Lander

A solar experiment will study power on the Moon for future missions. Click here…