Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of ...
Interesting Engineering

NASA’s new supercomputer with 262,000 CPU cores can solve problems with increased efficiency

With over 262,000 CPU cores and over 20 petaflops of peak performance, Athena will help lower operational costs.

Nautilus array to track missing exoplanet atmospheres

Exoplanet atmospheres have become prime targets for astrobiologists in the search for life beyond Earth. This is because exoplanet surfaces can't be directly imaged yet, so astronomers must get ...
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The farthest livestream in history: How AWS helped NASA stream 4K from the Moon

NASA's optical communications system transmitted Artemis II footage over the AWS global network—connecting the Moon to 25 million screens. In April 2026, four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft ...
Eos

Seeing Earth’s Most Common Minerals from Space

Mineral dust shapes Earth’s climate by influencing sunlight, clouds, nutrient transport, and even how quickly snow melts. But ...
Scientific American

NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope

LINK’s mission is to rescue one of the most scientifically productive astronomical facilities in operation: NASA’s Neil ...
Newsweek

NASA Tracking 130ft Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA is currently tracking a plane-sized asteroid set to zip past the ...
Scientific American

NASA data reveals weird x-ray changes in the exploded ruins of dead stars

A set of supernovae are behaving in weird ways, more than a decade’s worth of data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals. Instead of slowly fading, as expected, these exploded stars have ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See a Stunning View of the Southern Lights Dancing Across the Earth Captured by a NASA Astronaut

The southern lights curve above the Earth as the ISS orbited above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia. NASA / Jessica Meir A trail of glowing green lights dances in a wavy pattern as it ...
Gizmodo

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Hit Another Major Milestone

After breaking the sound barrier for the first time, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet flew faster and at higher altitudes in preparation for its most crucial test. The experimental aircraft reached a speed ...
Science Daily

NASA spots giant ocean swell that could signal El Niño’s return

NASA satellites have detected a vast pulse of warm water reaching the coast of South America, signaling that El Niño is likely developing. The warm water is being carried eastward by massive ocean ...
The New York Times

What NASA Needs to Stay on Track for the Moon

The agency gave a rosy update on Artemis III, a test flight for its goal to return humans to the moon, but experts say the timeline is ambitious. By Katrina Miller Katrina reported on the Artemis III ...