Mounded, luminous clouds of gas and dust glow in this Hubble image of a Herbig-Haro object known as HH 45. To source
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NASA, SpaceX Launch DART: First Test Mission to Defend Planet Earth
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, launched Wednesday at 1:21 a.m. EST on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. To source
Stay Tuned for DART!
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will help determine if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course. To source
New Deep Learning Method Adds 301 Planets to Kepler's Total Count
Scientists recently added a whopping 301 newly confirmed exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. original
NASA, Partner to Highlight Passenger-Friendly Aviation Technology
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Orlando International Airport in Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 24 and meet with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) CEO Phil Brown. To source
Hubble Spots Swirls of Dust in the Flame Nebula
The Flame Nebula, also called NGC 2024, is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion that lies about 1,400 light-years from Earth. It’s a part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. To source
Crew-1 Astronaut Victor Glover Meets with DC Students
NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks with students about his time aboard the International Space Station, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington. To source
Suits at the Ready for Next Spacewalk
A pair of U.S. spacesuits are pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock ready for an upcoming spacewalk. To source
Hubble Spies Newly Forming Star Incubating in IC 2631
This Hubble infrared image captures a protostar designated J1672835.29-763111.64 in the reflection nebula IC 2631, part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region in the southern constellation Chamaeleon. To source
NASA Invites Media to Webb Telescope Science Briefings
NASA will hold two virtual media briefings Thursday, Nov. 18, on the science goals and capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope. To source
NASA TV to Air DART Prelaunch Activities, Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). To source
Observing Earth from the Space Station
This image taken from the space station shows the blue-green waters around the Bahamas. To source
6 Things to Know About Supercomputing at NASA
From exploring the solar system and outer space to improving life here on Earth, supercomputing is vital to NASA missions. To source