NASA’s MAVEN Illuminates New Understanding of Auroras at Mars
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain…
NASA’s Lucy Reveals Wobbling, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
Even small asteroids lead complex lives. During its flyby of the asteroid Donaldjohanson last year, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft…
NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management
NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research…
NASA Fuel Cell Tests Pave Way for Energy Storage on Moon
With a small blue crane, four researchers hoist a cylindrical fuel cell, which looks like a stack of…
NASA Names Brian Hughes to Launch Operations Role
NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based…
New NASA Technology Mimics Extreme Cold of the Lunar Night
As NASA looks to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond, researchers must develop materials capable of withstanding the…
NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service
On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire…
NASA Awards Launch Range Contract for Wallops Flight Facility
NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corporation of McLean, Virginia, to provide launch range operations support at the…
NASA Ignites New Golden Age of Exploration, Innovation in 2025
With a second Trump Administration at the helm in 2025, NASA marked significant progress toward the Artemis II…
Black Hole Eats Star: NASA Missions Discover Record-Setting Blast
Astronomers have been poring over a flood of data from NASA satellites and other facilities as they try…
NASA Awards Liquid Hydrogen Supply Contracts
NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown,…
NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Forecast Moonquakes
Editor’s Note: The headline of this article was updated on August 14 to to clarify the nature of…