I was Geology and Mineralogy (Geo) Science Team lead today, and my day started with a bang and a drum roll — delivered by a rare winter thunderstorm (rare here in England, at least). I did lose power ...

So you think you found an exoplanet – a planet around another star? Here are 10 things to know about finding and confirming exoplanets. So you think you found an exoplanet – a planet around another ...

Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to describe activities typical of the following mission phases: conceptual effort, preliminary analysis, definition, design, and development. You will ...

Mastcam will be busy in this plan, acquiring a large 70-frame L0 mosaic covering the entire crater to assess its morphology, as well as stereo imaging on the western rim where more dark rocks are ...

On November 14, 2024, NASA eClips team member, Betsy McAllister, was recognized with the prestigious Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) Science Educator Specialist Award at the 2024 VAST ...

As Emma mentioned on Wednesday, our current drive direction contains a pair of craters, “Runyon Canyon” and the larger “Rustic Canyon” (about 20 meters or 66 feet in diameter). On Wednesday, we ...

In a new analysis of lunar samples collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts more than 50 years ago, NASA-supported scientists have provided detailed information about the early evolution of the Moon. The ...

In March, a NASA-led research team announced that Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland’s fastest-flowing and thinning glacier over the past two decades, is now flowing more slowly, thickening and advancing ...

After a busy weekend of activities, Curiosity is ready for another week of planning. One of the activities over the weekend was our periodic check-in on our wheels to see how they are holding up on ...