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Scientists Unravel Mystery of “Magnetic Switchbacks” Around the Sun
At a Glance Scientists have developed a new theory to explain the formation of magnetic switchbacks around the…
INSIGHTS FROM THE LAB: Haifeng Xiao
Haifeng Xiao, originally from Tianmen City, China, is pursuing a Ph.D. at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. His research has focused on predicting calving events in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica and studying seasonal CO2 deposits on Mars' polar caps.
Australian school students are experimenting with ‘space veggies’ in a NASA initiative
Growing Beyond Earth Kim Johnson, La Trobe University A pink glow is shining on the faces of enthusiastic…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Returns First-Ever Asteroid Samples to Earth
In a historic achievement, the United States has successfully brought samples of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu…
Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?
Gail Iles, RMIT University In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended…
65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy
NASA’s missions have inspired generations of young people to pursue the sciences. Patrick Semansky/AP Stephen G. Alexander, Miami…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Surpasses Communication Obstacles in Successful 52nd Flight
NASA‘s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its 52nd flight, marking a significant milestone in the mission. The flight…
New results from NASA’s DART planetary defence mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids
CTIO / NOIRLab / SOAR / NSF / AURA/ T. Kareta (Lowell Observatory), M. Knight (US Naval Academy)…
NASA’s busiest year in decades – an astronomer sums up the dizzying array of missions in 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope began sending its first images back to Earth in the summer of 2022.…
Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety
The space shuttle Atlantis was one of the last major launches aboard a NASA rocket. NASA Michael Dodge,…