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NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky

“Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky. Every six months, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared …

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reaches Long-Awaited Salty Region

“The rover has arrived at a special region believed to have formed as Mars’ climate was drying. After journeying this summer through a narrow, sand-lined pass, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently arrived in the “sulfate-bearing unit,” a long-sought region …

Why NASA Is Trying to Crash Land on Mars

“An illustration of SHIELD, a Mars lander concept that would allow lower-cost missions to reach the Red Planet’s surface by safely crash landing, using a collapsible base to absorb the impact. Credit: California Academy of Sciences Like a car …

Star Duo Forms ‘Fingerprint’ in Space, NASA’s Webb Finds

“A new image shows at least 17 dust rings created by a rare type of star and its companion locked in a celestial dance. A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals a remarkable cosmic sight: at …

NASA’s Juno Gets Highest-Resolution Close-Up of Jupiter’s Moon Europa

“Observations from the spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery and unique science. The highest-resolution photo NASA’s Juno mission has ever taken of a …

NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test

“After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space. Mission …

NASA’s Juno Shares First Image From Flyby of Jupiter’s Moon Europa

“Observations from the spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery and unique science. The first picture NASA’s Juno spacecraft took as it flew by …

NASA’s Asteroid-Striking DART Mission Team Has JPL Members

“It’s a bold and complex undertaking to try impacting an asteroid. JPL is there to assist with navigators, communications, and more. On Monday, Sept. 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has the challenging goal of crashing …

NASA’s Juno Will Perform Close Flyby of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa

“As the spacecraft makes a close approach of the moon, it is expected to provide valuable science – and remarkable imagery – for NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper mission. On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2:36 a.m. PDT (5:36 a …

New Webb Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune’s Rings in Decades

“NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet’s rings in more than 30 years, but its …