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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new “X-ray dot” found by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory – which could look like this artist’s illustration released on April 28, 2026 – could explain what the hundreds or potentially thousands of these objects are. Shortly after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope started its science observations, reports of aContinue reading “Unlocking the Mystery of X-ray Dots”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Astronomers have long known that neutron stars, the crushed cores left behind after massive stars explode, should be scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy. However, most of them are effectively invisible. A new study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics suggests NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could spot themContinue reading “NASA’s Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As NASA looks to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond, researchers must develop materials capable of withstanding the extreme temperatures found in space and on other planets and their moons. In frigid conditions, rubber can shatter like glass, circuit boards may fail, and electrical connections can freeze and fracture.  GainingContinue reading “New NASA Technology Mimics Extreme Cold of the Lunar Night “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Near-constant activity continues on the volcano in Russia.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Thirty-eight science educators representing seven school districts across Virginia’s Tidewater region joined forces with community organizations, such as the Elizabeth River Project, to deepen their instructional practice through a dynamic collaboration between NASA eClips and the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) Program. Together, these groups areContinue reading “NASA eClips and GLOBE Educators Strengthen a Regional STEM Ecosystem in Coastal Virginia”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to capture this 360-degree panorama of a region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge” on Jezero Crater’s rim. The panorama is made up of 980 images, 971 of which were taken on Dec. 18, 2025, the 1,717th Martian day, or sol, of theContinue reading “NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Surveys ‘Crocodile Bridge’”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest mid-latitude desert in the world, receiving only 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) of precipitation per year. Only the dry valleys of Antarctica receive less precipitation. These environmental conditionsContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4879-4885: Struggle at Atacama”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have volunteered to participate in NASA citizen science projects have co-authored peer-reviewed research papers with scientists on those project teams. These volunteers made incredible contributions like: And all of them saw their passionContinue reading “650 NASA Volunteers Have Co-Authored Scientific Papers”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Description This series of images shows NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm and, after waving the arm and running the drill a few times, finally detached the rock. The imagery showing the entire process was capturedContinue reading “NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA-funded scientists have discovered that life on Earth over 3 billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum, which was incredibly scarce in the environment at the time. The study, published in Nature Communications on Tuesday, is the first to show that molybdenum was used by ancient life this farContinue reading “NASA Research Shows Early Life Relied on Rare Metal”