Martian horizon captured in new image
Scientists got a rare look at the curving Martian landscape thanks to images captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, the space agency announced Tuesday. NASA recently unveiled a series…
NASA received laser-beamed messages from 10 million miles away
An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission just hit its first major milestone by successfully carrying out the most distant demonstration of laser communications. The tech demo could one…
NASA has received laser beams from 10 million miles away
A groundbreaking achievement for NASA as a spacecraft successfully transmitted a near-infrared laser signal over a distance of nearly 10 million miles into space. This remarkable feat was accomplished by…
Web space telescope detects unexplained structure at heart of Milky Way
In the vast expanse of space, a radiant field of gas gracefully envelops the periphery of a dark and dense cloud, where the cosmic spectacle of young stars bursts forth,…
Webb Telescope of the Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the core of the Milky Way galaxy, revealing new insights and mysteries within the tumultuous region. This exploration holds the potential to…
EMIT: NASA’s hero in the climate crisis
Over a year since initially detecting methane plumes from its vantage point aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s Emissions Monitoring and Information Technology (EMIT) instrument is now proving highly…
SpaceX’s second Starship test flight
NASA managers are currently in South Texas as SpaceX gears up for the launch of its second full-sized Starship rocket. The successful flight of this rocket would pave the way…
Astronauts accidentally drop tool bags on spacewalks
In their inaugural spacewalk earlier this month, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara encountered a unique challenge when a tool bag went adrift in space. The space agency reported…
Astronaut accidentally drops tool bag during ISS spacewalk
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara recently conducted their first spacewalk, marking a significant milestone in their careers. During this spacewalk on November 1, the astronauts spent six hours…
The most distant black hole detected
Two powerful NASA telescopes have detected the oldest and most distant black hole ever found. Data captured via energetic X-rays by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope…