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NASA scientists predict Africa’s annual dust plumes will shrink to a 20,000-year minimum over the next century.
Earth Day Connections: NASA Study Predicts Less Saharan Dust in Future Winds
Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight
Ingenuity took this shot while hovering over the Martian surface during the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Ingenuity's First Black-and-White Image From the Air
Matter in the hearts of neutron stars – dense remnants of exploded massive stars – takes the most extreme form we can measure.
NASA's NICER Probes the Squeezability of Neutron Stars
NASA has selected SpaceX to carry the next two American astronauts to the Moon.
As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Next Americans on Moon
This Hubble image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2813 has an almost delicate beauty, which also illustrates the remarkable physics at work within it.
Hubble Watches Cosmic Light Bend
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has given scientists the first complete look at Venus’ orbital dust ring.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sees Venus Orbital Dust Ring in 1st Complete View
A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic dance in a new NASA visualization.
New NASA Visualization Probes the Light-bending Dance of Binary Black Holes
The tool will help resource managers and other officials to address increasing concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
NASA-Built Instrument Will Help Spot Greenhouse Gas Super-Emitters
New images taken during OSIRIS-REx's final flyover on April 7, 2021, reveal the aftermath of the spacecraft's historic encounter with the asteroid.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on Asteroid Bennu
On April 17 New Horizons will reach a rare milepost – 50 astronomical units from the Sun or 50 times farther from the Sun than Earth is.
NASA's New Horizons Reaches a Rare Space Milestone
Data from 19 observatories may give unparalleled insight into this black hole.
Telescopes Unite in Unprecedented Observations of Famous Black Hole