NASA releases image of 'Mars' crawling on Mars surface
Washington, July 16 (IBNS): An image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018 during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region and as the sun returns in the spring, "spiders" begin to emerge from the landscape.
NASA's Kepler Spacecraft pauses science observations to download science data
Washington, July 7 (IBNS): Earlier this week, NASA’s Kepler team received an indication that the spacecraft fuel tank is running very low.
NASA's NuSTAR Mission proves superstar Eta Carinae shoots cosmic rays
Washington, July 4 (IBNS): A new study using data from NASA’s NuSTAR space telescope suggests that Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years, is accelerating particles to high energies — some of which may reach Earth as cosmic rays.
NASA tests solar sail for CubeSat that will study near-Earth asteroids
New York, June 30 (IBNS): NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, a small satellite designed to study asteroids close to Earth, performed a successful deployment test June 28 of the solar sail that will launch on Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1).
NASA uses Earth as Laboratory to study distant worlds
New York, June 30 (IBNS): The study of exoplanets -- planets that lie outside our solar system -- could help scientists answer big questions about our place in the universe, and whether life exists beyond Earth.
New York, June 19 (IBNS): After “relentless” progress in space technology, the focus for the international community must now shift to ensuring that the benefits of space science are available to everyone, everywhere, a senior United Nations official told a major conference on Monday.
Ramp-up in Antarctic ice loss speeds sea level rise: NASA
Washington, June 15 (IBNS): Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012, increasing global sea levels by 0.12 inch (3 millimeters) in that timeframe alone, according to a major new international climate assessment funded by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency).
NASA encounters perfect storm for science
Washington, June 15 (IBNS): One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading for the past week and a half.
NASA flies large unmanned Aircraft in public airspace without chase plane for first time
Washington, June 13 (IBNS): NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft on Tuesday. This historic flight moves the United States one step closer to normalizing unmanned aircraft operations in the airspace used by commercial and private pilots.
Icy dunes on Pluto reveal a diverse and dynamic dwarf planet
Washington, June 9 (IBNS): Newly discovered dunes on Pluto tell us the dwarf planet’s geology and atmosphere is far more dynamic than previously expected, with the winds of its thin and multi-layer atmosphere helping shape the landscape.
NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars
Washington, June 8 (IBNS): NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.
NASA’s new planet hunter snaps initial test image, swings by Moon toward final orbit
Washington, May 19 (IBNS): NASA’s next planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is one step closer to searching for new worlds after successfully completing a lunar flyby on May 17.
Mars helicopter to fly on NASA’s next red planet rover mission
Washington, May 12 (IBNS): NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars.
NASA’s NICER mission finds an X-ray Pulsar in a record-fast orbit
Washington, May 11 (IBNS): Scientists analyzing the first data from the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission have found two stars that revolve around each other every 38 minutes — about the time it takes to stream a TV drama.
NASA Satellite images show fissures from Hawaii Volcano
Washington, May 9 (IBNS): The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano.