Jason Davis • April 09, 2018
The spacecraft is expected to discover 50 new Earth-sized planets and as many as 500 planets smaller than twice the size of Earth.
Sriparna Saha • April 08, 2018
You might be surprised to learn that studying craters on the Moon can tell us about ancient Earth.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 05, 2018
NASA’s next planetary launch is coming up, as soon as May 5, 2018. This post is your one-stop shop for information about InSight’s launch, cruise, and expected mission to Mars.
Jason Davis • April 05, 2018
That time the Russians filmed a milk commercial aboard the Mir space station.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 03, 2018
On March 29, vigilant astronomer Maciel Bassani Sparrenberger discovered that a new bright spot had broken out in Saturn's high northern latitudes.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 02, 2018
This week it seems fitting to feature a portrait of the Galilean moons by Galileo.
Marc Rayman • April 02, 2018
The Dawn mission has only one revolution to go before the spacecraft begins the final campaign of its long and rewarding deep-space adventure.
Adeene Denton • April 02, 2018
One of the ways we understand Mars' early climatic and geologic history is through preserved fluvial features.
Harriet Brettle • March 30, 2018
The Jovian system is a busy place. The Groovy Galilean Satellites session at last week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) covered analysis of past mission data, testable hypotheses for future missions, and discussion of the use of ground-based data.
Emily Lakdawalla • March 29, 2018
The first astrobiology session at last week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference featured talks on a huge variety of interesting topics, and was one of my favorite sessions at the meeting.
Anatoly Zak • March 29, 2018
The plan involves NASA's proposed Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, and a return to Earth via the Orion spacecraft.
Jason Davis • March 29, 2018
Did you know NASA required SpaceX to carry life insurance for Elon Musk?
Emily Lakdawalla • March 28, 2018
At last week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, I tried a new experiment: collaborating with other attendees to take a shared set of notes.
Jason Davis • March 28, 2018
Congress outright rejected most of the Trump administration's controversial science cuts.
Casey Dreier • March 27, 2018
The James Webb Space Telescope will miss its target launch date and cost more money than expected, NASA announced.
Megan Kelley • March 27, 2018
The only geoscientist to walk on the Moon attended a conference session presenting results from the rocks he collected.
Emily Lakdawalla • March 27, 2018
With the space station likely to fall on April Fool's Day, it's important to know whom to follow for reliable information.
Jake Robins • March 26, 2018
Mars today is a dynamic place. One visually dramatic sign of change on Mars is "mass wasting," more commonly known as "stuff falling downhill". Scientists presented the results of recent laboratory work on Mars mass wasting at last week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Emily Lakdawalla • March 26, 2018
On this Moon Monday, I'm featuring an animation processed by Gordan Ugarkovic, showing Jupiter's volcanic moon Io with its prominent plumes.
Casey Dreier • March 22, 2018
With the passage of the 2018 spending bill, NASA just got its best budget since 2009. Europa, Earth Science, and a new Mobile Launcher are winners in the $20.7 billion just approved for the space program.
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