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Jupiter's Atmosphere Heats up under Solar Wind
Auroras at Jupiter's poles are heating the atmosphere, and it's a rapid response to solar wind.
Black Hole Image Makes History
The first-ever image of a black hole's shadow has been revealed. NASA telescopes helped characterize the black hole's environment.
NASA's Dawn Mission Honored by Space Foundation
The historic mission is the 2019 winner of the John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration.
NASA Invests in Potentially Revolutionary Tech Concepts
New technology that could support missions to the surface of Venus is one of many concepts chosen for the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program.
NEOWISE Celebrates Five Years of Asteroid Data
The five years of data from NASA's NEOWISE mission have significantly advanced knowledge of asteroids and comets in the solar system, as well as of stars and galaxies beyond.
Curiosity Tastes First Sample in 'Clay-Bearing Unit'
This new region on Mars might reveal more about the role of water on Mount Sharp.
10 Things You Should Know About Planetary Defense
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets, but their orbits can bring them within 30 million miles of Earth's orbit.
NASA's Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan's Lakes
During the spacecraft's last look at Titan, scientists gathered data that reveal what fills the moon's northern lakes - and how deep they are.
NASA Invites You to 'Picture Earth' for Earth Day
Our magnificent planet is always ready for its close-up. For Earth Day, NASA wants to see your take.
Things Are Stacking up for NASA's Mars 2020 Spacecraft
As the July 2020 launch date inches closer, the next spacecraft headed to the Red Planet is assembled for more testing.
NASA's InSight Detects First Likely 'Quake' on Mars
While their causes are still unknown, one of three shaking events looks a lot like the quakes detected on the Moon by the Apollo missions.
NASA Social Media and Websites Win Webby Awards
NASA's social media presence, the InSight mission social media accounts, NASA.gov and SolarSystem.NASA.gov will be honored at the 2019 Webby Awards - "the Oscars of the Internet."
The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole
Shockwaves in space, created by a supermassive black hole that recently had its first close-up, are visible in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
NASA, FEMA, International Partners Plan Asteroid Impact Exercise
Next week, NASA will participate in a "tabletop exercise" that will play out a realistic - but fictional - scenario of an asteroid on an impact trajectory with Earth.
NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Kenneth over Mozambique
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, aboard the Aqua satellite, captures the powerful storm just before landfall over the African nation.
OCO-3 Ready to Extend NASA's Study of Carbon
Headed soon for the space station, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 will observe near-global measurements of carbon dioxide over land and sea.
Scientists Planning Now for Asteroid Flyby a Decade Away
On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will cruise harmlessly by Earth at distance of about 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers). Scientists are already planning observations and science opportunities for the event.
InSight Captures Sunrise and Sunset on Mars
InSight joins the rest of NASA's Red Planet surface missions, all of which have photographed either the start or end of a Martian day.
Data with Flippers? Studying the Ocean from a Seal's POV
A JPL visiting scientist is using an unexpected source of information about small-scale ocean features around Antarctica.
NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Fani Before Landfall
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, aboard the Aqua satellite, captured Tropical Cyclone Fani in the Bay of Bengal.
For InSight, Dust Cleanings Will Yield New Science
Wind can be crucial to clearing dust from spacecraft solar panels on Mars. With InSight's meteorological sensors, scientists get their first measurements of wind and dust interacting "live" on the...
New Clues About How Ancient Galaxies Lit up the Universe
An ambitious new study using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows that ancient galaxies were brighter than scientists anticipated and that their light may have changed the universe.
Why This Martian Full Moon Looks Like Candy
New images of Phobos taken by NASA's Odyssey spacecraft could help explain what the Martian moon is made of.
Pilot Dave Mackay on becoming the first Scot in space
In February Dave Mackay guided Virgin Galactic's space craft to almost 56 miles (90km) above earth.
How to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly
Aviation contributes to climate change, but there are ways to reduce your flight's impact on the planet.
When the biggest numbers don't add up
The different methods scientists use to measure cosmic expansion fundamentally disagree with each other.
Nasa instrument heads to space station to map CO2
Nasa sends an instrument to the International Space Station to track carbon dioxide on Earth.
Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept
Blue Origins claims that the lunar lander will be able to take humans to the Moon's south pole by 2024.