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Space Experiments
Feb 5, 2021
NASA will host a media teleconference Thursday, February 11, to discuss science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on Northrop Grumman’s 15th commercial resupply mission for the agency to the International Space Station.
The U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman and its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays are pictured
Universe
Feb 4, 2021
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission.
Sun
Feb 4, 2021
Over the course of its two-year mission, AIM will help answer these questions by documenting for the first time the entire complex life cycle of these clouds.
Earth
Feb 4, 2021
NASA satellite data helps people maintain thousands of freshwater pumps by highlighting places in Africa most at-risk for drought.
Universe
Feb 4, 2021
SOFIA will conduct its first ever series of science observations from Germany to answer fundamental questions in astronomy including how stars can transform galaxies and what is the origin of cosmic rays in the Milky Way galaxy.
Solar System
Feb 3, 2021
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and NASA will host a moderated webinar to discuss technology innovations with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover during a virtual event at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Solar System
Feb 3, 2021
Find Mars all month after sunset, especially on the night of NASA's planned rover landing, Feb. 18. Then watch the Moon glide across the Winter Circle before it pays a visit to the bright stars of the constellation Gemini.
What's Up in the Solar System
Earth
Feb 3, 2021
Using ground, airborne, and satellite data, a diverse team of international researchers – including NASA scientists – has created a new method to assess how the changes in forests over the past two decades have impacted carbon concentrations in the atmosphere.
Solar System
Feb 3, 2021
NASA and three international partners have signed a statement of intent to advance a possible robotic Mars ice mapping mission, which could help identify abundant, accessible ice for future candidate landing sites on the Red Planet.
Earth
Feb 3, 2021
In an effort to ensure effective fulfillment of the Biden Administration’s climate science objectives for NASA, the agency has established a new position of senior climate advisor and selected Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Science in New York, to serve in the role in... Read More
Space Experiments
Feb 2, 2021
There’s good news for scientific researchers working for academic, industrial, and government organizations around the country: NASA’s Physical Sciences Program will soon issue a call for proposals in its quest for new scientific knowledge.
Six spheres list data found in each category.
Solar System
Feb 1, 2021
Martian ions have been smashing into the surface of Phobos and could be preserved in its uppermost layer, according to scientists.
Space Experiments
Jan 29, 2021
An early challenge turned into a surprise success on the International Space Station that could be a boon for the future of space crop production.
Universe
Jan 29, 2021
Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion).