NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured images of clouds on Mars— as described in its blog post: “wispy puffs filled with ice crystals that scattered light from the setting sun, some of them shimmering with color.”
According to NASA clouds are rare in the thin atmosphere of Mars, but usually form at its equator during its coldest time of year. Scientists noticed that last year — two years…
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Ultrasonic Welding Makes Parts for NASA Missions, Commercial Industry
A manufacturing innovation that has applications for NASA spacecraft is being transferred to the private sector to support a variety of industries…
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Shining Clouds on Mars
The science team is studying the clouds, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected, to learn more about the Red Planet.
Cloudy days are rare in the thin, dry atmosphere of…
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Satellites Show How Earth’s Water Cycle Is Ramping Up as Climate Warms
NASA scientists have studied 17 years of gravity observations of our planet to understand how the global water cycle is changing.
The rate at which plants and the land surface release moisture into the air has increased on a global scale between 2003 and 2019. These processes are…
You’ll be able to join Twitter’s Clubhouse-like Spaces from desktop and mobile web browsers starting Wednesday, the company announced, making the company’s social audio rooms much more widely accessible. Previously, you could only join Spaces from Twitter’s iOS and…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company started shuttling passengers through the twin tunnels it built underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) this week, as part of a test to get the system ready for its full debut in June.
Videos, images, and accounts shared around the…
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Europa’s Interior May Be Hot Enough to Fuel Seafloor Volcanoes
Jupiter’s moon Europa has an icy crust covering a vast, global ocean. The rocky layer underneath may be hot enough to melt, leading to undersea volcanoes.
New research and computer modeling show that volcanic activity may have occurred on the seafloor of Jupiter’s moon Europa in the…
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NASA Wins 3 2021 Webby Awards, 2 People’s Voice Honors
NASA-JPL web experiences are among NASA’s winners at the 2021 Webby awards, which recognize excellence on the internet.
NASA received three Webby Awards and was…
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Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle, NASA Scientists Find
A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with implications for the Red Planet’s…
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In a First, Scientists Map Particle-Laden Rivers in the Sky
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Windy regions high in the atmosphere can transport pollutants like dust or soot thousands of miles around the world and disrupt everyday life for thousands of people.
Last summer, “Godzilla” came for the Caribbean and the U.S. Gulf…
