Mars Perseverance Rover Finds Ancient Beach at Jezero Crater
A study published in January 2026 resolves a long-standing Martian geological debate by concluding that a pale band along the western inner rim of Jezero Crater … Read more
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Detailed Infrared Image of Lion Nebula
The space observatory’s new imagery highlights complex dust clumps and ionized gas around a dying star’s core. Deep across the starry plains of space, the premier … Read more
Total Lunar Eclipse: How to Watch the March Blood Moon Tonight
North America and the Western Hemisphere prepare for a rare total lunar eclipse on Thursday night into early Friday, bringing a deep copper Blood Moon visible … Read more
Colombian Woman’s Photo Chosen by NASA’s APOD
A Colombian engineer and astrophotographer, Mónica Mesa, became the first woman from her country to have her image selected by NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day … Read more
Voyager 2 Keeps Running After NASA Executes Power-Saving Maneuver
NASA engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory successfully executed a power-saving maneuver known as the Big Bang on the Voyager 2 probe, shifting devices and lower-power … Read more
NASA Chief Visits Baikonur as Soyuz MS-29 Launches US-Russian Crew to ISS
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina launched aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 14, 2026, docking … Read more
Venus Clouds May Be 60% Water, New Analysis of NASA Pioneer Data Suggests
A peer-reviewed reanalysis of data from NASA’s 1978 Pioneer Venus mission proposes that the planet’s lower and middle clouds contain roughly 60 percent water by mass. … Read more
Voyager 2 Science Mission Extended to 2026 After NASA Power Fix
NASA engineers have successfully postponed an instrument shutdown on Voyager 2 until 2026 by bypassing a crucial voltage regulator, freeing up vital electrical power from the … Read more
Voyager 2 Power Fix Delays Science Instrument Shutdown
NASA engineers have successfully tested a risky power-saving procedure nicknamed the Big Bang on Voyager 2, swapping out thruster line heaters to conserve electricity. The maneuver … Read more
Pluto’s Glacial Heart Shows Evidence of Recent Liquid Nitrogen Seepage
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has uncovered evidence that liquid nitrogen recently flowed through cracks in Pluto’s Sputnik Planitia glacier. Published July 31 in The Planetary Science … Read more
Europa Clipper Faces Severe Hurdles on 1.8-Billion-Mile Journey
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is currently journeying 1.8 billion miles toward Jupiter’s moon Europa, aiming to arrive in April 2030. While scientists debate whether its subsurface … Read more
Anil Menon Completes First 6.5-Hour NASA Spacewalk to Upgrade ISS Power
Indiatimes completed his maiden spacewalk on August 6, 2026, stepping outside the International Space Station for six and a half hours. Working alongside veteran astronaut Jessica … Read more