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
A heat dome caused soaring temperatures in the U.S. last weekend, breaking records in Montana, Wyoming & Utah.
Heat domes put the brakes on convection and suppress clouds and precipitation. This allows more sunlight to reach Earth’s surface making it even hotter.
This map shows air temperatures across the United States on July 12, 2026, at 2 p.m. MT.
It combines satellite observations with temperatures predicted by the @NASAGoddard GEOS model, which uses mathematical equations to represent physical processes in the atmosphere.
Fifty years ago, two nations launched a mission that proved space could bring the world together.
On July 15, 1975, NASA launched the Apollo spacecraft for the Apollo‑Soyuz Test Project — the first international human spaceflight mission. The Apollo and Soyuz crews carried out
Fifty years ago, two nations launched a mission that proved space could bring the world together.
On July 15, 1975, NASA launched the Apollo spacecraft for the Apollo‑Soyuz Test Project — the first international human spaceflight mission. The Apollo and Soyuz crews carried out
Did you know @NASA is sending a rotorcraft to Saturn's moon Titan? The Dragonfly mission will investigate Titan's diverse landscapes & organic chemistry.🪐🚁
Join us for a live webinar on July 16 at 2 pm ET to get the latest mission updates!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/nQeXWoPfUBY
