NASA’s Opportunity Rover Reaches New Martian Vista
NASA’s long-lived Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover reached the rim of Endeavour crater on the Red Planet late Tuesday, surveying new terrain that the mechanical geologist will explore for evidence of past warmer and wetter...NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno Spreads Its Solar Wings
Now en route to Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has begun its five-year cruise to the giant planet. Juno roared off into Florida skies on Friday, August 5th. Engineers report they have received communications from the spacecraft, and its trio of large solar arrays...NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals Evidence for Water Flows
Recently discovered linear features on sloped Martian terrains suggest water flows on some regions of the Red Planet, raising the prospects for conditions favorable for life, say scientists. The features were imaged by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,...Juno Ready for Jump to Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is ready to begin its five-year journey to Jupiter with a boost from Cape Canaveral this Friday, August 5th. On that day, the launch window opens at 11:34 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and remains open through 12:43 EDT. Weather appears to be...Japan’s Hayabusa Asteroid Probe: Saga to Appear on the Silver Screen
The saga behind the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa asteroid probe is headed for another landing, this time on the silver screen. In fact, a trio of movies is on tap focused on the space probe’s seven year journey to asteroid Itokowa and its...Dawn Spacecraft: New View of Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has relayed an impressive new image of asteroid Vesta. Making use of its Framing Camera – a project funded by Germany’s Max Planck Society, the DLR German Aerospace Center, and NASA/JPL — the smallest detail visible on Vesta is about 1.2...Surprise at Faraway Pluto!
Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The discovery of the tiny, new satellite — temporarily designated P4 — was uncovered in a Hubble survey searching for rings around the dwarf planet....Sizing Up Space Rocks: Vesta – a Clear Winner!
After nearly four years traveling through space, the NASA Dawn spacecraft reached its destination and entered orbit around the asteroid Vesta on 16 July 16th. Scientists will create detailed maps and elevation models of this celestial body, which is located in the...NASA’s Juno to Jupiter: Spacecraft Prepared for August 5th Liftoff
NASA’s Juno mission to giant planet Jupiter is now in final preparation for its departure. The launch of the Lockheed Martin-built Juno aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on track for an August 5th takeoff from Florida. After launch, the spacecraft will...Space Talk
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Rare Soft X-Ray Flash Gives Scientists a Clear View of a Star’s First Explosive Moment
Soft X-rays from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away triggered an urgent worldwide search in March 2026. T...
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A nail-biter! 14 years ago today, #NASA achieved one of the most challenging feats in planetary exploration: landing the #Curiosity rover on #Mars. A 1-ton (900 kg) mobile laboratory, it required a completely new landing system:
https://earthsky.org/space/mars-curiosity-rovers-seven-minutes-of-terror/
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Since @Pokemon has a collab with @esa , I decided to take this picture of my @Paxi_ESAKids 's and Pokémon Plushies! 🚀
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Today Aug 5 is your chance to ask a NASA scientist about 50 years exploring Mars - see below 👇🔴 #Mars #Space
Our spacecraft have been on the surface and in the skies of Mars for more than 50 years. What would you ask NASA Mars scientists about the past, present, and future of exploration?
Join us on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 11:00am-12:30pm PT for a @Reddit AMA: http://reddit.com/r/askscience/