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NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars

October 28, 2022

. NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the yawning new crater from space. NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the…

Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ Mapped by NASA’s New Earth Space Mission

October 26, 2022

Built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation can also pinpoint emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission is mapping the prevalence…

Edward Stone Retires After 50 Years as NASA Voyager’s Project Scientist

October 25, 2022

. Edward Stone Retires After 50 Years as NASA Voyager’s Project Scientist Stone’s remarkable tenure on NASA’s longest-operating mission spans decades of historic discoveries and firsts. Edward Stone has retired as the project…

NASA to Discuss Latest EMIT Findings, Helps Address Climate Change

October 22, 2022

. NASA to Discuss Latest EMIT Findings, Helps Address Climate Change Built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation has demonstrated another crucial capability. NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. PDT) Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss the latest findings of the agency’s…

NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings

October 22, 2022

. NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings Scientists from two Mars missions will discuss how they combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet. NASA will host a virtual media briefing…

Why NASA Is Trying to Crash Land on Mars

October 21, 2022

Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact. NASA has successfully touched down on Mars nine times, relying on cutting-edge parachutes, massive airbags, and jetpacks to set spacecraft safely on the surface. Now…

Satellite to Study Earth’s Water Arrives at Launch Site

October 20, 2022

. Satellite to Study Earth’s Water Arrives at Launch Site The international SWOT mission will view Earth’s ocean and surface water on land with unprecedented clarity. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where teams will begin final preparations for the spacecraft’s launch in…

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reaches Long-Awaited Salty Region

October 20, 2022

The rover has arrived at a special region believed to have formed as Mars’ climate was drying. After journeying this summer through a narrow, sand-lined pass, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently arrived in the “sulfate-bearing unit,” a long-sought region of…

NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky

October 19, 2022

Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky. Every six months, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE…

NASA Dust Detective Delivers First Maps From Space for Climate Science

October 13, 2022

Measurements from EMIT, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation, will improve computer simulations researchers use to understand climate change. NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission aboard the International Space Station has produced its first mineral maps, providing detailed images that show the composition of the surface in regions of northwest…