New maps issued by NASA detail exactly when and where skywatchers across the contiguous U.S. can see the upcoming total lunar ...

NASA is returning to Earth in a big way. The space agency announced two new satellite missions that might change ‘how we see’ ...

For 42 years, NASA satellites have tracked how sunlight powers Earth’s climate. The long record is revealing subtle shifts that could reshape climate predictions. These findings are adding new layers ...

BUFFALO — University at Buffalo scientists Sophie Nowicki and Beata Csatho are part of an international team chosen for a NASA satellite mission designed to improve predictions of environmental change ...

Imagine a rock the size of a football stadium hurtling through space at thousands of miles per hour, heading straight for a major city, and we have no way to stop it. NASA has just issued a sobering ...

Glaciologist Helen Fricker will use a cutting-edge Lidar imaging system to study some of the world’s most isolated spots.

A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the Sun toward Earth. Here, it meets the Earth's magnetic fields, which ...

Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy to miss in a wide photo.

Space observatories tend to work quietly, collecting data long before images reach the public. In March 2025, NASA launched the SPHEREx space telescop.

Imagine you're all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That's what ...

For five years the Mars Rover has been exploring without the aid of maps, GPS or even a brief idea of where it’s going without the help of people on Earth feeding it information ...

Credit: NASA. The dark plains of the Moon, known as maria, were once thought of as a geological retirement home. These vast ...