Overview of a type III burst observed by four spacecraft. (a) Dynamic spectra. (b) Time profiles at four frequencies with intensity scaled to 1 au. (c) Intensity peaks from panel…
Category: Planetary Science
A dark nebula harboring a nest of newly formed stars
A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image taken with the Department of Energy-fabricated 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam)—one of the most powerful digital…
NASA’s EZIE mission captures ‘first light’
This artist’s concept shows the three CubeSats of NASA’s EZIE mission flying in formation to study electrical currents in Earth’s atmosphere associated with auroras. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL NASA’s EZIE…
The sun’s natural gravitational lensing is more powerful than you thought
A collection of gravitational lensing taken with the Euclid telescope. Credit: ESA Let’s turn the sun into a telescope. In fact, we don’t have to do any work—we just have…
Planetary alignment provides NASA rare opportunity to study Uranus
This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap and dim inner and outer rings. This Webb image…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin
This image from video animation provided by NASA in October 2022 depicts the Lucy spacecraft. Credit: NASA via AP NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid…
NASA’s oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
It was the fourth spaceflight for US astronaut Don Pettit, who has logged more than 18 months in orbit throughout his career. Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may…
Study unveils volcanic history and clues to ancient life on Mars
A mosaic of two pictures showing the rover arm after scanning and sampling one of the rocks discussed in the paper. The rock itself is in the lower right and…
NASA’s Glenn to test lunar air quality monitors aboard space station
NASA researchers are sending three air quality monitors to the International Space Station to test them for potential future use on the moon. Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna As NASA prepares to…
