Just after the summer solstice, a European weather satellite managed to capture a striking image of this celestial moment from space.
58th Girl Scouts Unite Event, July 23-25, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #206) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. Thursday, July 23 11:00AM – 11:15 AMFrom Daisy to NASA EngineerBarbara Hilton11:15AM – 11:30 AMExploring Mars, The Planet Next DoorLindsay Hays11:30AM – 11:45 AMGet Ready With Me: Going to […]
NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere influence the space environment and help improve prediction capabilities for impacts on crucial technology, such as GPS and low Earth orbit satellites, as well as astronauts in space. The DAPHNE (Dynamic Atmosphere-Ionosphere Explorer) mission will enter Phase B of development, […]
Europe’s Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet — and dust devils dot the alien landscape.
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Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano shot out lava for the 49th time that we know of.
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this picture of downtown San Francisco and nearby communities on May 27, 2026. The image captures two of the region’s iconic bridges. The Golden Gate Bridge connects the northern San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County to the north, while the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spans the bay toward […]
Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their target: a cache of topaz hiding in plain sight. The geologists weren’t searching for gem-grade treasure. Rather, the presence of topaz could hint at a more valuable […]
Changes in the Southern Patagonia Icefield can be seen from space
Landsat’s Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award. Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today.
Scientists have proposed a spacecraft-based system to actively strengthen Earth’s magnetic shield and reduce the impact of powerful solar storms.
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