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Posted on April 18, 2025

Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe

Using NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze Martian rocks, researchers suggest that Mars' complex volcanism might hold clues about the planet's ancient habitability.
Posted on April 18, 2025

NASA’s sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far

NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.
Posted on April 17, 2025

A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing

"The next set of solar cycles will be more active."
Posted on April 17, 2025

How AI is helping scientists unlock some of the sun’s deepest secrets

AI can bridge the growing gap between new and old solar observations and help scientists uncover overlooked aspects of our star's long-term evolution, a new study argues.
Posted on April 16, 2025

‘Planetary defense is knowing what’s out there and what could do harm to us.’ Meet the scientist who helped build NASA’s asteroid response plan

A Q&A with Lindley Johnson, a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an asteroid or comet.
Posted on April 15, 2025

New photos from European Mars orbiter show dynamic, volcanic Red Planet terrain

The European Space Agency just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic terrain of the Red Planet's Acheron Fossae region.
Posted on April 12, 2025

Easter is coming late in 2025, astronomically speaking. Here’s why

Easter falls on the Sunday that follows the first full moon occurring on or after the day of the spring equinox. So it seems like Easter should be this weekend. Here's why it isn't.
Posted on April 11, 2025

The newest GOES weather satellite in NOAA’s fleet is now fully operational (video)

The powerful GOES-19 satellites, one of the most advanced ever built, has taken on a new name.
Posted on April 11, 2025

Elon Musk’s DOGE team given ‘alarming degree’ of access to NASA systems, House Democrats say

The latest in a series of letters from House Democrats to NASA officials claims that Elon Musk's DOGE staffers have been given "unrestricted physical access" to agency facilities. NASA has yet to respond.
Posted on April 11, 2025

The sun just leaked a huge amount of helium-3 — the rare isotope scientists want to harvest on the moon

The sun was caught bursting out a huge quantity of helium-3, an isotope that's scarce in our solar system.

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