Nancy Atkinson
A Single Dust Devil on Mars
Mars has a great combination of dust and wind. The result of that combination is often dust devils. The HiRISE…
Earth’s Atmosphere Can Generate a “Space Hurricane”
There are hurricanes in space. Researchers looking through archival data found evidence of a previously unobserved phenomenon — a giant…
Jupiter has Added a Comet to its Trojan Collection
Jupiter is notorious for capturing objects that venture too close to the gas giant and its enormous pull of gravity.…
Parker Solar Probe Captured Images of Venus on its way to the Sun
Last summer, the Parker Solar Probe flew past Venus on its way to fly closer to the Sun. In a…
There was a Secret Code in the Perseverance Parachute
A secret coded message was hidden on the gigantic parachute used to land the Perseverance rover safely on the surface…
Perseverance’s Landing … Seen From Orbit!
The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has done it again. The imaging team was able to capture the…
How Long Will Space Junk Take to Burn Up? Here’s a Handy Chart
If the Roman Empire had been able to launch a satellite in a relatively high Low Earth Orbit – say…
Perseverance has Landed. Here are its First Pictures From the Surface of Mars
They’ve done it again. After a journey of nearly seven months for the Perseverance rover, the Navigation and Entry, Descent…
The Largest Crater on the Moon Reveals Secrets About its Early History
One of the oldest, deepest, and largest impact craters on the Moon provides a window into the history and makeup…
This is What Happens to Spacecraft When They Re-Enter the Earth’s Atmosphere
When one of the Russian Progress resupply ships undocks from the International Space Station, timing is everything. The Progress needs…