Venus is known for being really quite inhospitable with high surface temperatures and Mars is known…
How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will illuminate cosmic dawn
This artist’s concept shows how the universe might have looked when it was less than a…
Why is JWST Having So Much Trouble with the TRAPPIST-1 System?
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched it came with a fanfare expecting amazing things,…
What lunar caves tell us about the shared origins of the Earth and the moon
The pit in Mare Tranquillitatis leads to an underground cave system. Credit: NASA Using radar, a…
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on Earth
Crane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA’s…
Planetary Habitability Depends on its Star’s Magnetic Field
The extrasolar planet census recently passed a major milestone, with 5500 confirmed candidates in 4,243 solar…
NASA’s cancellation of VIPER is a frustrating setback for lunar exploration
Clive Neal, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES) in his office. (Photo…
NASA Selects Marshall Logistics Support Services II Contractor
NASA has awarded the MSFC Logistics Support Services II (MLSS II) contract to Akima Global Logistics,…
What happens at a black hole’s edge? It depends on your perspective
In a recent column, I wrote about black holes. A curious reader sent in a letter…
Fermi Telescope finds new feature in brightest gamma-ray burst yet seen
A jet of particles moving at nearly light speed emerges from a massive star in this…