Rare Cosmic Lineup Gives Hubble Close Look at 3I/ATLAS
On January 22, 2026, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS nearly perfectly aligned with…
NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer
NASA is announcing the availability of its newest supercomputer, Athena, an advanced system designed to support a new…
Empowering NASA’s Earth Science Fleet
Earth as seen during Apollo 8 in 1968 — NASA Keith’s note: this short essay, “A Plea to…
in a few days, the truth about 3I/ATLAS will be revealed
Earth is about to get a rare, almost straight-line view of a visitor from another star system. In…
NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware
Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a…
See the ‘Seven Sisters’ of the Pleiades swim in the light of a waxing moon at sunset tonight
Look high above the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Jan. 27 to see the waxing…
How can you help defend the Earth from asteroids?
Contributing to research that can help with planetary defense against near-Earth asteroids may seem like the exclusive domain…
Star’s Final Breath Appears Like Columns of Smoke in Breathtaking New James Webb Image
The Helix Nebula interior ring – credit, NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing Alyssa Pagan (STScI) In a…
What NASA’s chief said about the future of Glenn, and space, during visit here
CLEVELAND — NASA’s newly confirmed Administrator Jared Isaacman wrapped up his visits to NASA’s facilities across the country…
Astronomers discover the ‘growing pains’ of teenage exoplanets
When the Undertones sang about “Teenage Kicks,” they could well have been inadvertently referring to the chaotic and…
NASA research plane makes fiery touchdown in Texas without landing gear
A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding…
NASA’s Juno Measures Thickness of Europa’s Ice Shell
Results from the solar-powered spacecraft provide a new measurement of the thickness of the ice shell encasing the Jovian…