ESA – Where space weather starts

The effects of space weather extend out across our entire Solar System, but this is a…

How did water on Venus disappear? Blame this molecule

Artist’s concept of Venus – the hellishly hot world orbiting next-inward from Earth – with oceans!…

ESA – Where space weather starts

The effects of space weather extend out across our entire Solar System, but this is a…

Venus looked a lot like Earth when they first formed : NPR

The Science of Siblings is a series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from…

Astronomers explore globular cluster NGC 2419

Identification chart of variable stars in the field of NGC 2419. The approximate size of each…

Long-duration X1.0 solar flare erupts from geoeffective Region 3664, CME impact expected

A major solar flare measuring X1.0 erupted from Active Region 3664 at 05:09 UTC on May…

Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve

Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is seen at Space Launch Complex 41 at…

New Proposals to Help NASA Advance Knowledge of Our Changing Climate

NASA has selected four proposals for concept studies of missions to help us better understand Earth…

A Nebula that Extends its Hand into Space

The Gum Nebula is an emission nebula almost 1400 light-years away. It’s home to an object…

International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction 

Flooding on the Souris River inundated this community in North Dakota in 2011. The U.S.-French SWOT…