Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has identified surrounding two young…
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Peering Into the Tendrils of NGC 604 With NASA’s Webb
The formation of stars and the chaotic environments they inhabit is one of the most well-studied, but also mystery-shrouded, areas of cosmic investigation. The intricacies…
NASA Unveils Design for Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Following in NASA’s storied tradition of sending inspirational messages into space, the agency has special plans for Europa Clipper, which later this year will launch…
NASA Pi Day Challenge Serves Up a Mathematical Marvel
March 14 marks the annual celebration of the mathematical constant pi, aka the Greek letter π. Its infinite number of digits is usually rounded to…
NASA’s Network of Small Moon-Bound Rovers Is Ready to Roll
A trio of small rovers that will explore the Moon in sync with one another are rolling toward launch. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
SWOT Satellite Catches Coastal Flooding During California Storms
A series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in February, with record amounts of rainfall and hurricane-force winds sweeping across parts of the state. At one…
NASA’s Juno Mission Measures Oxygen Production at Europa
Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have calculated the rate of oxygen being produced at the Jovian moon Europa to be substantially less than…
NASA’s Planetary Radar Images Slowly Spinning Asteroid
On Feb. 2, a large asteroid safely drifted past Earth at a distance of about 1.8 million miles (2.9 million kilometers, or 7 ½ times…
Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova.…
NASA Tech Tuesday: Seeing Is Communicating
Communicating when a traumatic brain injury, stroke, or disease has made speech impossible can be daunting. Specialized eye-tracking technology uses eye movement to enable people…