Space

. NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars Your browser cannot play the provided video file(s). Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out in the coming decade. Testing has already begun on what would be the most sophisticated endeavor ever attempted at the…

. NASA’s ‘Eyes on Asteroids’ Reveals Our Near-Earth Object Neighborhood Learn more about the growing population of near-Earth objects with NASA’s new 3D real-time web-based application. Through a new 3D real-time visualization tool, you can now explore the asteroids and comets that approach Earth’s orbital neighborhood – and the spacecraft that…

. NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting Topics of discussion include upcoming NASA Earth science launches, the scientific discoveries Perseverance’s investigations on Mars, and updates from the Juno mission. NASA researchers and colleagues from around the world will present the latest findings on a range of Earth and space…

. Are Water Plumes Spraying From Europa? NASA’s Europa Clipper Is on the Case Finding plumes at Europa is an exciting prospect, but scientists warn it’ll be tricky, even from up close. In 2005, images of a brilliant watery plume erupting from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus captivated the world. The giant column of vapor, ice particles, and…