In early December, NASA experienced a significant communication setback with its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, which has been studying the Martian atmosphere since it entered orbit in
In early December, NASA experienced a significant communication setback with its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, which has been studying the Martian atmosphere since it entered orbit in
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Dec. 21 in the final flight of a record-setting year for the company. An Electron rocket lifted off at
https://earthsky.org/upl/2025/12/EarthatmosphereonmoonUnivofRochester-600px.mp4 This illustration shows how the solar wind (red) strips ions (blue) from Earth’s upper atmosphere. Some of these particles travel along Earth’s magnetic field lines and settle on the
The four crew members of the Artemis 2 mission exit the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building during the Countdown Demonstration Test, a launch day rehearsal for the Artemis 2
NASA ID: iss073e0025618 iss073e0025618 (May 8, 2025) larger image — NASA Working in the space station’s Microgravity Science Glovebox, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim mixes proteins with Janus base nanomaterials, small
Compilation of available Venus temperature profiles above 80 km both from spacecrafts, ground based telescopes and retrieved from CO non-LTE emissions observed by VIRTIS/VEx versus dayside (7-17 LT; LEFT) and
InfraRed features calculated from the HITRAN database for molecules with up to 2 carbon atoms studied in this study, with a fixed composition of 1% for each of them in
Three illustrations of what HWO may look like. From right to left, these are Engineering Architecture Concepts (EACs) 1, 2, and 3. Baffles to protect the mirror and reduce stray
The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II test flight depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin flew its final New Shepard suborbital mission of the year Dec. 20, carrying six people, including the first person who uses a wheelchair to travel to





