Measuring the distance to truly remote objects like galaxies, quasars, and galaxy clusters is a crucial…
The difference between distance and dust
Measuring the distance to truly remote objects like galaxies, quasars and galaxy clusters is a crucial task in astrophysics,…
Earth from Space: Hainan Strait
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Hainan Strait in southern China. Zoom in to…
Earth from Space: Hainan Strait
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Hainan Strait in southern China. Zoom in to…
Astronauts could drink their own urine with water-recycling spacesuit
Part of the urine collection system Luca Bielski Astronauts on spacewalks may soon be able to…
Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water
Side view of the whole system, worn as a backpack. Credit: Karen Morales Astronauts on spacewalks…
New research reveals how galaxies avoid early death
An artist’s impression showing bi-polar jets of gas originating from a supermassive black hole at the…
NASA’s Glenn Research Center civil servant retirees are invited to attend the 2024 Summerfest!
NASA’s Glenn Research Center civil servant retirees are invited to attend the 2024 Summerfest! Wednesday, Aug.…
NASA Remembers Retired Astronaut, US Air Force Pilot Joe Engle
Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joe Engle died July 10, surrounded by…
A new proposal would change that
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Planetary scientists are proposing a new definition of a planet to replace…