Astronomy Image Of The Week: Light Bends from the Beyond (Astronomy) 12 Apr 2021 This extraordinary image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy cluster Abell 2813 (also known as ACO 2813) has an almost delicate beauty, which also illustrates the remarkable…
Astronomy NASA’s NICER Finds X-ray Boosts in the Crab Pulsar’s Radio Bursts (Astronomy) 8 Apr 2021 A global science collaboration using data from NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station has discovered X-ray surges accompanying radio bursts from the pulsar in the Crab Nebula. The finding…
Planetary Science Venus Plots a Comeback (Planetary Science) 1 Apr 2021 In terms of space exploration, Mars is all the rage these days. This has left our closest neighbor, Venus –– previously the most attractive planet to study because of its…
Planetary Science Pandora Mission Would Expand NASA’s Capabilities in Probing Alien Worlds (Planetary Science) 24 Mar 2021 In the quest for habitable planets beyond our own, NASA is studying a mission concept called Pandora, which could eventually help decode the atmospheric mysteries of distant worlds in our…
Planetary Science Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet (Planetary Science) 19 Feb 202119 Feb 2021 The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the…
Astronomy Picture Of The Week: The Modest Galaxy (Astronomy) 1 Feb 2021 A bright foreground star isn’t enough to distract from the grandeur of the galaxy UGC 3885, captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. While this foreground star is incredibly…
Planetary Science Entering the Martian Atmosphere with the Perseverance Rover (Planetary Science) 17 Dec 202017 Dec 2020 With its heat shield facing the planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its descent through the Martian atmosphere in this illustration. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on…
