Nancy Atkinson
We Now Understand Why Enceladus has ‘Tiger Stripe’ Cracks at its Southern Pole
One of the biggest surprises of the 13-year Cassini mission came in Enceladus, a tiny moon with active geysers at…
Mars Orbiter Captures Images of China’s Rover From Space
China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover touched down on the Martian plain Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021 after spending…
Chris Hadfield Drives in the Desert With a new Lunar Rover Prototype
As the Apollo astronauts found out, mobility is everything. Apollo’s Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) – sometimes called the Lunar Rover…
Now That is a Big Rocket. Space Launch System Rolls out to the Launch pad for a Series of Tests
Under the full Moon, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket rolled out to the launchpad for the first time. The…
ESA’s Gaia Just Took a Picture of L2 Neighbor JWST
Oh, hello there new neighbor! In February, the Gaia spacecraft took a picture of its new closest companion in space…
Webb has Now Taken the Sharpest Image the Laws of Physics Allow
Engineers and scientists for the James Webb Space Telescope have completed two more steps in the telescope’s primary mirror alignment…
It’s Springtime on Mars, and the Dunes are Defrosting
Nothing says springtime on Mars like defrosting dunes. (more…)
A Tiny Asteroid was Discovered Mere Hours Before it Crashed Into the Earth
Last week, a small asteroid was detected just two hours before it impacted Earth’s atmosphere. Luckily, it was only about…
Strange Terraces on Mars are a Clear Signal of Sedimentary Rock
If we’ve learned anything about Mars the past 2-3 decades from the various rovers, landers and orbiters we’ve sent to…
NASA is Letting People Fly Their Name Around the Moon With Artemis 1
Here’s your chance to participate in NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program! NASA is inviting people to…