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Photo of part of the asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Explains Bennu’s Mysterious Particle Events

12.05.2019
The discovery of particle plumes erupting from Bennu's surface was a surprise,indicating that the returned asteroid sample may unlock answers to unexpected questions.
Image of Jupiter

NASA Highlights Solar Mission, Jupiter Cyclone at AGU Meeting

12.05.2019
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Dec. 9-13 in San Francisco.
Image of Parker Solar Probe in front of the sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sheds New Light on the Sun

12.04.2019
Since its 2018 launch, NASA's Parker Solar Probe (record-holder for closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun) has finished three of 24 planned passes through never-before-explored parts of the Sun's atmosphere. On Dec. 4, four new papers describe what scientists have learned from its unprecedented exploration, and what they look forward to learning next.
Photo of one of the four candidate sample collection sites on the asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx in the Midst of Site Selection

12.04.2019
After a lengthy and challenging process, the team is finally ready to down-select from the four candidate sites to a primary and backup site.
NASA Takes a Cue From Silicon Valley to Hatch Artificial Intelligence Technologies

NASA Takes a Cue From Silicon Valley to Hatch Artificial Intelligence Technologies

11.19.2019
Could the same computer algorithms that teach autonomous cars to drive safely help identify nearby asteroids or discover life in the universe? NASA scientists are trying to figure that out by partnering with pioneers in artificial intelligence (AI) to apply advanced computer algorithms to problems in space science.
NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europa

NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europa

11.18.2019
Scientists have evidence that one of these ingredients, liquid water, is present under the icy surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter, and may sometimes erupt into space in huge geysers. Now scientists have detected the water vapor for the first time above Europa’s surface.
A mosaic image of asteroid Bennu

First Detection of Sugars in Meteorites Gives Clues to Origin of Life

11.18.2019
An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites. The new discovery adds to the growing list of biologically important compounds that have been found in meteorites.
With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen

With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen

11.12.2019
Scientists noticed something baffling on Mars: oxygen, the gas many Earth creatures use to breathe, behaves in a way that so far no one can explain through any known chemical processes.
GEOS model forecast run of Hurricane Dorian on supercomputer

NASA to Showcase Science and Engineering Achievements at Annual Supercomputing Conference

11.12.2019
From surveying life on Earth to exploring the far reaches of space, researchers from across NASA and university and industry partners will highlight their latest findings, made possible by the agency’s supercomputers, at SC19—the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, Nov. 18 to 22 in Denver, CO.
Illustration of Lunar IceCube in orbit around the Moon

Lunar IceCube Mission to Locate, Study Resources Needed for Sustained Presence on Moon

11.08.2019
Lunar IceCube mission will locate and study lunar resources needed for establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon.
Artist's concept of Lucy Mission

NASA’s Lucy Mission Clears Critical Milestone

10.21.2019
NASA’s Lucy mission successfully completed its Critical Design Review on Oct. 18.
Photo of Fauchez on a beach in Chile witnessing the total solar eclipse

Planetary Scientist Tom Fauchez Looks for Habitable Planets and Makes a Mean Pot au Feu

10.15.2019
Planetary scientist, Tom Fauchez looks for habitable planets and cooks a mean pot au feu.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured these views of the Lunar South Pole.

New Research Sheds Light on the Ages of Lunar Ice Deposits

10.10.2019
The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon’s south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface.
An artist's illustration of dust grains blowing in the winds of a quasar, or active black hole.

A Dusty Lab in the Sky

10.04.2019
The DUST sounding rocket will fly into space to make dust in a rocket-borne lab. Measuring the dust grains as they grow and aggregate, the team will study how nanoscale structures affect the fates of stars and planets.
Image of the Moon transiting across the Sun

Sun Science has a Bright Future on the Moon

10.03.2019
The Moon isn't just for lunar scientists. As NASA advances its Artemis mission to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024, here are five reasons heliophysicists — who study the Sun-Earth connection — can't wait to get on board.
International Observe the Moon Night logo

International Observe the Moon Night Celebrates 10 Years of Lunar Engagement

09.30.2019
As NASA looks forward to putting the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, a public engagement program public engagement program designed to increase awareness of lunar science and exploration celebrates its 10th year.
Frame from video of Jason McLain in the lab

Apollo Moon Soil Radiation Experiment

09.17.2019
When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens into the Moon’s surface at nearly 1 million miles per hour (1.6 million kilometers per hour), it enriches it in ingredients that coul
Saturn's Rings Shine in Hubble's Latest Portrait

Saturn's Rings Shine in Hubble's Latest Portrait

09.12.2019
Saturn is so beautiful that astronomers cannot resist using the Hubble Space Telescope to take yearly snapshots of the ringed world when it is at its closest distance to Earth. These images, however, are more than just beauty shots. They reveal a planet with a turbulent, dynamic atmosphere.
This animation illustrates how color and displacement maps are used in 3D animation software to paint and model an object like the Moon.

NASA Goddard Creates CGI Moon Kit as a Form of Visual Storytelling

09.06.2019
A new NASA out-of-this-world animation allows humanity to experience their closest galactic neighbor as never before through an online “CGI Moon kit.”
Montage of Carbon and Sulfur molecule structures overlaid on an image of the Martian surface.

NASA Scientist to Discuss 'The Recent Discovery of Organic Matter Preserved in 3-billion-year-old Mudstones on Mars' at Library of Congress Lecture

09.06.2019
The public is invited to a free lecture called "A Mud Matter: The Recent Discovery of Organic Matter Preserved in 3-billion-year-old Mudstones on Mars," with Dr. Jennifer Eigenbrode, NASA research scientist. The talk will occur in the Library of Congress' Pickford Theater on Sept. 12.
This artist’s concept depicts the early Martian environment (right) – believed to contain liquid water and a thicker atmosphere – versus the cold, dry environment seen at Mars today (left).

NASA Research Gives New Insight into How Much Atmosphere Mars Lost

09.05.2019
A key tracer used to estimate how much atmosphere Mars lost can change depending on the time of day and the surface temperature on the Red Planet. Previous measurements of this tracer – isotopes of oxygen – have disagreed significantly. Getting an accurate measurement is important to estimate how much atmosphere Mars once had before it was lost.
photo of the Orion crew module for Artemis 1 being lifted by a crane

NASA Science Experiments to be Delivered to Moon by Commercial Landers

09.05.2019
A look at the first NASA science experiments to be conducted from the surface of the Moon since the Apollo era.
image of Bennu's surface

OSIRIS-REx’s Final Four Sample Site Candidates in 3D

08.29.2019
High-resolution maps of the four potential sample sites will allow the OSIRIS-REx team to assess the safety and accessibility of each region.
Images of the four candidate sample collection sites on asteroid Bennu selected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission.

NASA Mission Selects Final Four Site Candidates for Asteroid Sample Return

08.12.2019
The team leading NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has selected four potential sites for the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft to “tag” its cosmic dance partner.
Image of asteroid Bennu’s boulder-covered surface.

Asteroid’s Features To Be Named After Mythical Birds

08.08.2019
The International Astronomical Union approved the theme “birds and bird-like creatures in mythology” for naming surface features on asteroid Bennu.
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