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Could it be that human existence depends on gravitational waves? Some key elements in our biological makeup may come from astrophysical events that occur because gravitational waves exist, a research team headed by John ...

Rosalind Franklin, the ESA’s Mars rover, is scheduled to launch no sooner than 2028. Its destination is Oxia Planum, a wide clay-bearing plain to the east of Chryse Planitia. Oxia Planum contains terrains that date bac...

Week in images: 25-29 March 2024 Discover our week through the lens

Japan's flagship satellite operator intends to invest around $66 million in space-related startups and venture funds at home and abroad over the next six years. The post SKY Perfect JSAT hunting for more early-stage spac...

The Milky Way has many satellite galaxies, most notably the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. They’re both visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere. Now astronomers have discovered another satellite that�...

NASA selected 12 finalist teams to compete in the next round of the Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) competition. In 2023, NASA invited undergraduate and graduate students from accredited colleges and universities in the Un...

The next full moon is the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon; the Paschal Moon; Purim; the Holi Festival Moon; Madin Poya; the Pothole Moon; a Micromoon, and a Partial Lunar Eclipse.

Two bills recently introduced into the Senate would reform regulation of commercial space activities, including putting into motion an eventual end of the "learning period" limiting human spaceflight safety rules. The po...

Our solar system has eight planets, and five officially recognized dwarf planets. Which planet is biggest? Which is smallest? What is the order of the planets as we move out from the Sun?

Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is now spinning in the wrong direction, which has triggered a record-breaki...

NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation of Reston, Virginia, for safety and mission assurance support at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico...

The International Space Station provides researchers access to the unique features of low Earth orbit: long-duration microgravity, exposure to space, and a one-of-a-kind perspective of our planet. These special attribute...

In honor of Women's History Month, we caught up with the ASIA-AQ team on the other side of the Earth and asked the women from Langley about their inspirations and challenges as scientists. The ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satel...

As the world eagerly anticipates the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, NASA is preparing for an extraordinary opportunity for scientific discovery, open collaboration, and public engagement. At the heart of ...

NASA and its partners are developing the foundational systems needed for long-term exploration at the Moon for the benefit of all with NASA's Artemis campaign. Following the Artemis III mission that will land the first p...

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory just hit a milestone with its 5,000th comet detection.

Melanie Grande works in mission design and systems analysis at NASA's Langley Research Center, where she has contributed to planning for human exploration of both the Moon and Mars. Starting in Langley's Space Mission An...

Gwendolyn Wheatle currently serves as the Administrative Assistant for the Office of STEM Engagement at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. What started as a temporary, three-week clerical position suppo...

Dr. Kanama Bivins currently serves as the Acting Associate Director at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Prior to this role, Kanama was NASA Langley's Chief Financial Officer. Kanama grew up in a milit...

Anum Ashraf is a Climate Scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Originally set on pursuing a medical career, Anum found her calling in engineering and research. Now a "doctor for the planet" wi...

Lisa Ziehmann is the Acting Deputy Center Director of NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Ziehmann's lifelong love of numbers and problem solving led her to graduate from Christopher Newport College, now...

"One of my proudest, happiest moments was watching an early-career researcher, who I met first when she was a graduate student conducting research and working on some new, innovative equipment. She was going to give a de...