Hubble Studies a Sparkling Galaxy Pair
1 min readA pair of small, interacting galaxies shine in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. The larger of the two galaxies is named NGC 5410 and was discovered…
Hubble Views a Galaxy Settling into Old Age
1 min readNGC 3384, visible in this image, has many of the characteristic features of so-called elliptical galaxies. Such galaxies glow diffusely, are rounded in shape, display few visible features, and…
Landing On Mars: A Tricky Feat!
In honor of Ingenuity's final flight on The Red Planet, learn from Dave Prosper about what it takes to land on Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter landed in Mars’s Jezero…
NASA’s Day of Remembrance: Honoring Fallen Heroes
In honor of the members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery for the benefit all, the agency hosted its annual…
Overview for NASA’s Northrop Grumman 20th Commercial Resupply Mission
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 12:29 EST on Monday, Jan. 29, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled…
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2023 Annual Report
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2023 annual report Thursday examining the agency’s safety performance, accomplishments, and challenges over…
Kennedy Honors Fallen During Day of Remembrance
Family members of fallen astronauts Kathie Scobee Fulgham, Lowell Grissom, Sheryl Chaffee, and Karen Bassett Stevenson place a wreath at the Space Mirror Memorial at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor…
After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains upright and in…
Hubble Captures a Faint Bridge of Stars
2 min readOne of the galaxies from a galactic group known as Arp 295 is visible in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, along with part of the faint…
NASA Autonomous Flight Software Successfully Used in Air Taxi Stand-Ins
In late October, two research helicopters from the manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, made a dozen test flights over Long Island Sound, Connecticut taking care to avoid other aircraft…