Planetary Alignments and Planet Parades
5 Min Read Planetary Alignments and Planet Parades A sky chart showing Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus in a “planet parade.” Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech On most nights, weather permitting, you can … Read More
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NASA Tests in Simulated Lunar Gravity to Prep Payloads for Moon
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket system on Feb. 4, 2025. During the flight test, the capsule … Read More
NASA Demonstrates Software ‘Brains’ Shared Across Satellite Swarms
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Jeremy Frank, left, and Caleb Adams, right, discuss software developed by NASA’s Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy project. The software runs … Read More
En Route to Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Images of Stars
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This mosaic of a star field was made from three images captured Dec. 4, 2024, by star tracker cameras … Read More
In the Starlight: Anika Isaac’s Mission to Counsel NASA’s Workforce
An interesting fact about Johnson Space Center’s Anika Isaac, MS, LPC, LMFT, LCDC, CEAP, NCC, is that there are more letters following her name than there are in it. A … Read More
NASA’s Cloud-based Confluence Software Helps Hydrologists Study Rivers on a Global Scale
3 min read NASA’s Cloud-based Confluence Software Helps Hydrologists Study Rivers on a Global Scale The Paraná River in northern Argentina. Confluence, which is open-source and free to use, allows … Read More
Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy with Nine Rings
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits … Read More
Persevering Through Science
Explore This Section Mars Home Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars … Read More
Sols 4441-4442: Winter is Coming
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources … Read More