Science
First Marsquake Launches Field of Martian Seismology
Analysis of the first marsquake and 480 subsequent temblors are giving NASA's Mars Insight Lander science...
Frontiers
Nap Quest: How Suspended Animation Could Fuel Space Exploration
Suspended animation may offer an approach to space exploration that lets us go farther and faster...
Pioneers
Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman in Space
Ellen Ochoa is an inventor, NASA leader and classical flutist — and was the first Hispanic...
Black Holes
First Image of Black Hole Shadows Suggests Einstein Was Right — Again
Don't bet against Albert Einstein. The first image of black hole shadows suggests that Einstein's theory...
Space Exploration
Interplanetary Travel Lessons From DAWN
NASA's DAWN mission laid the foundation for interplanetary travel. Find out how.
Space Exploration
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Look Farther into Space
JWST will peer into our universe's history by observing the most distant planets and stars. It...
Frontiers
More Geysers on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
NASA's Cassini space probe has provided more evidence of a subsurface ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Frontiers
What Ever Happened to the Moon’s Magnetosphere?
The astronauts who brought back moon rocks half a century ago also revealed a lunar mystery:...
Space Exploration
The Next Frontier: Aerospace Medicine
Aerospace medicine helps humans push the bounds of what is possible, as we continue to explore...
Frontiers
Red Planet Road Trip: Space Travel to Mars Meets Speculative Sightseeing
When regular space travel to Mars becomes a reality, what would a Red Planet road trip...
Science
Ready, SETI, Go! Analyzing the Arecibo Message
What is the Arecibo Message? Let's unpack this powerful, interstellar communication — and what it means...
Frontiers
Juno Spacecraft May Extend Jupiter Mission
NASA mission planners might be giving the go-ahead for a new Jupiter mission using the existing...
Frontiers
May the Star Wars Technology Be With You
Star Wars technology isn't entirely reserved for science fiction. Some technologies — such as lasers and...
Frontiers
Ceres: From Asteroid to Ocean World
Since its discovery on January 1, 1801, what was originally taken for a comet and later...