Way back in the late 1980s, the Voyager 2 spacecraft visited Uranus and Neptune. During the flybys, we got to see the first close-up views of those ice giants. Even then, planetary scientists notic… [+5795 chars]
SpaceXs Dragon will lift off to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 with many game-changing experiments. These experiments will be conducted by the Expedition 67 astronauts who would att… [+3012 chars]
Ancient volcanoes on Earths moon may have created water, a new study found. Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, engulfing hundreds of thousands of square m… [+2499 chars]
The modern world as we know it simply would not exist if not for the mind of Sir Isaac Newton. His synthesis of differential calculus and pioneering research on the nature of gravity and light are be… [+10338 chars]
Gigantic asteroids have smashed into the Earth beforeRIP dinosaursand if were not watching out for all those errant space rocks, they could crash into our world again, with devastating consequences. … [+3005 chars]
ByNASAJune 5, 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It covers longer w… [+4430 chars]
On Nov. 16, 2021, NASA Mars rover Curiosity photographed panoramas of this scene on Mars two times, about eight hours apart. Engineers combined the two scenes to produce this re-creation. (COURTESY o… [+7034 chars]
ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryJune 5, 2022 If a large asteroid struck the Earth, it could have devastating consequences. Over 100 participants from 18 countries including NASA Established in 1958, th… [+11770 chars]
