NICER Status Updates
June 24, 2025 NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, has paused observations due to a problem...
Category : Science & Research
Heather Cowardin Safeguards the Future of Space Exploration
5 Min Read Heather Cowardin Safeguards the Future of Space Exploration As branch chief of the Hypervelocity Impact and Orbital Debris Office at NASA’s Johnson...
Frigid Exoplanet in Strange Orbit Imaged by NASA’s Webb
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How Do We Do Research in Zero Gravity? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 62
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) How do we do research in zero gravity? Actually when astronauts do experiments on...
Andrea Harrington’s Vision Paves the Way for Lunar Missions
When future astronauts set foot on Mars, they will stand on decades of scientific groundwork laid by people like Andrea Harrington. As NASA’s sample return...
Another First: NASA Webb Identifies Frozen Water in Young Star System
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What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years
6 min read What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years One year on, NASA scientists are still making huge discoveries...
NASA’s NICER Maps Debris From Recurring Cosmic Crashes
5 min read NASA’s NICER Maps Debris From Recurring Cosmic Crashes Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. For the first time, astronomers have...
NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
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NASA Measures Moonlight to Improve Earth Observations
The airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance (air-LUSI) instrument is moved across the hangar floor by robotic engineer Alexander McCafferty-Leroux ,from right to left, co-investigator Dr. John...
