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The next full Moon is the Beaver Moon, and there will be a near-total lunar eclipse.
Full Moon Guide: November - December 2021
NASA's new DART mission sounds like the plot for a science fiction movie, but hazardous asteroids may one day pose a real threat to Earth.
DART on Target: 6 Questions for Mission Manager Clayton Kachele
These cosmic ribbons of gas have been left behind by a titanic stellar explosion called a supernova.
Hubble Captures the Shredded Remains of a Cosmic Explosion
When it begins work in 2027, Roman will yield results that would be impossible to achieve using existing telescopes.
NASA's Roman Mission Will Help Empower a New Era of Cosmological Discovery
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson laid out the path forward for early Artemis missions that will pave the way for lunar surface missions.
NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions
During its 36th low pass over Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of striking Jupiter's cloud bands and swirls.
Mocha Swirls in Jupiter's Turbulent Atmosphere
Earth’s atmosphere reacted in surprising ways to the lowering of emissions during the pandemic.
Emission Reductions From Pandemic Had Unexpected Effects on Atmosphere
Short for Venus Mass Spectrometer, VMS is one of five instruments aboard the DAVINCI descent probe.
Meet VMS – the Briefcase-Sized Chemistry Lab Headed to Venus
This image shows Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules (frEGGs) that were first seen in Hubble’s famous 1995 image of the Eagle Nebula.
Hubble Spots Dark Star-Hatching frEGGs
The Hubble team successfully recovered the Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument on Nov. 7. Hubble’s other instruments remain in safe mode.
Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys Instrument Resumes Science, Investigation Continues
NASA has selected a new Earth science mission that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms.
NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models
A team of shoebox-sized rover scouts was recently put to the test at a NASA Glenn Research Center lab.
CADRE of Mini Rovers Navigate Simulated Lunar Terrain