NASA Data, Trainings Help Uruguay Navigate Drought
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA satellite data and trainings helped Uruguay create a drought-response tool that its…
Earth’s ‘New’ Quasi-Moon Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight for 60 Years
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown quasi-moon that’s been shadowing Earth’s orbit for decades, undetected, and will likely…
Astronomers spot a star’s birth jets 26,000 light-years from sun
For the first time, a team of Japanese astronomers has captured clear images of jets and outflows from…
Ring laser tracks Earth’s axial wobble 100 times more accurately
Scientists in Germany have used a highly sensitive underground ring laser to track Earth’s axial wobble without relying…
Asteroid Fragment Reveals a Strange Mineral Never Seen on Earth
The asteroid Ryugu is an echo from the deep, distant past. Two tiny grains of the rock, delivered…
Tech From NASA’s Hurricane-hunting TROPICS Flies on Commercial Satellites
NASA science and American industry have worked hand-in-hand for more than 60 years, transforming novel technologies created with…
Dirty laundry in space: Chinese team joins race to develop washing machine for astronauts
Astronauts have to get used to many things in space, including that they cannot wash their dirty clothes.…
Humans could finally have found a way to defy Earth’s gravity
Gravity is a key component to human life on Earth – but can this powerful force be defied?…
James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon-Rich Planet Nursery
In a cosmic twist worthy of a sci-fi plot, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to…
Patagonia Glacier retreat, Chile – NASA Science
Patagonia, Chile. Left: September 18, 1986. Right: August 5, 2002. The 1986 image shows the region prior to…
Scientists discover chemical ‘missing link’ that might explain origins of life on Earth
Scientists may have discovered a reaction that provides the “missing link” to help explain how early life formed…
China’s Tiangong beats ISS in heated space research race
China’s Tiangong space station has set a new record in space-based materials research after a tungsten alloy was…