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Earth & Conservation

NASA is gearing up for the upcoming launch of its Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission, which will map changes in water and ice around the world by detecting variations in Earth's gravity.

NASA GRACE-FO Satellites Will Track Changes to Earth’s Water and Ice

NASA/Lockheed Martin

Transport

Space & Innovation

NASA has taken a huge leap forward in its quest to create an aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound without causing an ear-splitting sonic boom.

NASA Backs Lockheed Martin Design for a Supersonic X-Plane 

After spending eight months simulating life on Mars on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano, six "astronauts" emerged from their Hawaiian habitat on Sunday (Sept. 17) to return to civilization.

‘Astronauts' Simulating Mars Surface Mission Emerge After 8 Months of Isolation

Have you ever wished you could go to Mars without taking on the long-term commitment and risks associated with spaceflight?

Explore Mars With NASA Images and Data Visualization of the Red Planet

Planets

The planet Uranus just keeps getting weirder.

Uranus May Have a Magnetic Field that Flickers On and Off Like a Strobe Light

Astronomy

Astronomers have spotted a young galaxy far, far away that is loaded with ancient stardust from some of the earliest stars in the universe.

Young Galaxy's Old Stardust Sheds Light on the First Stars

Saturn's moon Mimas looks suspiciously similar to the Death Star, a colossal planet-destroying space weapon that terrorizes a galaxy far, far away...

NASA GRACE-FO Satellites Will Track Changes to Earth’s Water and Ice

The twin satellites will help researchers observe how climate change is impacting oceans, glaciers, sea ice, groundwater, and even atmospheric moisture.

NASA Backs Lockheed Martin Design for a Supersonic X-Plane

The Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator would travel at 1.4 times the speed of sound without producing a sonic boom.

‘Astronauts' Simulating Mars Surface Mission Emerge After 8 Months of Isolation

During the mission, four men and two women lived apart from the rest of planet Earth and could eat only shelf-stable foods and some lab-grown vegetables.

Explore Mars With NASA Images and Data Visualization of the Red Planet

OpenSpace software allows viewers to swoop over Martian mountain ranges and iconic landscapes like the Valles Marineris canyon.

Uranus May Have a Magnetic Field that Flickers On and Off Like a Strobe Light

Unlike Earth, which has a magnetosphere that aligns with the poles, the magnetic field on Uranus appears to tumble around the planet chaotically.

Young Galaxy's Old Stardust Sheds Light on the First Stars

A recently found galaxy is so far away, astronomers see it the way that it looked when the universe was only 600 million years old.

That's No Moon... Actually, It Is. That's Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon Mimas

As we get excited for the opening of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" in theaters today, it's time to remember our solar system has a moon that resembles a certain famous super weapon.