Today marks 10 years since the Curiosity rover landed on Mars.
Category: NASA
Blue Ripples on a Red Planet
Though Mars is the Red Planet, false-color images can help us learn about its weather and geology. This image shows a variety of wind-related features on the Red Planet near…
50 Years of Landsat
We’re celebrating 50 years of the Landsat satellite, the first of which launched on July 23, 1972. The latest in the series, Landsat 9, launched in September 2021.
NASA Seeks Public’s Designs to Throw Shade in Space
To further this exploration, NASA is supporting the early-stage study of a concept for a hybrid observatory that would combine a ground-based telescope with a space-based starshade.
NASA Highlights Climate Research on Cargo Launch, Sets Coverage
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:44 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 14, to launch the agency’s next investigation to monitor climate change to the International Space Station.
Novel NASA Instrument Sets Sights on Earth-bound Solar Radiation
A very small instrument has a big job ahead of it: measuring all Earth-directed energy coming from the Sun and helping scientists understand how that energy influences our planet’s severe…
China Rejects NASA Claim They Want to Take Over the Moon
A fascinating war of words has erupted between NASA and the CCP, over China’s space intentions.
Update on NASA’s TROPICS-1 Mission
With four satellites, TROPICS will still provide improved time-resolved observations of tropical cyclones compared to traditional observing methods.
NASA to Set Up Independent Study on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
The study will focus on identifying available data, how best to collect future data, and how NASA can use that data to move the scientific understanding of UAPs forward.
NASA to Launch 6 Small Satellites to Monitor, Study Tropical Cyclones
When launched, the TROPICS satellites will work together to provide near-hourly microwave observations of a storm’s precipitation, temperature, and humidity.
NASA to Highlight Climate Research on Cargo Launch, Sets TV Coverage
Flying aboard SpaceX’s 25th commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory is NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT).
5 Things to Know About NASA’s New Mineral Dust Detector
From NASA Called EMIT, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation will analyze dust carried through the atmosphere from dry regions to see what effects it has on the planet. Each…
WUWT Contest Runner Up, Professional: NASA Knew Better #NASA_Knew
The minor incremental static warming effect from slowly increasing concentrations of GHGs is readily overwhelmed by the performance of the heat engine.
Sagittarius A*: NASA Telescopes Support Event Horizon Telescope in Studying Milky Way’s Black Hole
Astronomers are using these observations to learn more about how the black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy — known as Sagittarius A * (Sgr A* for…
Space Force to Monitor Beyond Geosynchronous Orbit, Plans for a Lunar Colony
Chinese activity on the Moon may have prompted renewed NASA interest in establishing a permanent foothold on our nearest neighbour.
Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature
There are still more challenges that the team will have to face before MIRI can start its scientific mission. Now that the instrument is at operating temperature, team members will…
NASA Uses Moonlight to Improve Satellite Accuracy
The results will compliment ground-based sites such as Railroad Valley Playa in Nevada, and together will provide orbiting satellites with a robust calibration dataset.
A View of the Red Planet (in Blue)
A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.
New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
These missions not only extend the science of our other heliophysics missions—they also provide a unique perspective and a novel approach to understanding the mysteries of our star.
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