Landsat shows the volcanic framework behind America’s newest national park
The July image, published this week, reveals rock and vegetation patterns rather than individual pinnacles. Chiricahua’s protection began a century ago.
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NEO Surveyor’s giant sunshade helps an asteroid telescope see heat without seeing its own
The six-metre structure combines thermal protection and power. NASA still lists launch no earlier than September 2027.
NASA’s simulated Mars crew is about to finish 378 days of ordinary life under unusual constraints
The October 31 exit ends a long test of isolation, workload and communications. An Earth-based analogue answers selected questions, not every Mars problem.
Curiosity’s Nazca target asks whether a crystal’s shape outlived its chemistry
Newly published drilling preparations combine close-up 3D imaging with deeper laser measurements. The textures are geological clues, not evidence of life.
Orion’s beautiful gas clouds are also a hostile neighborhood for young planets
Hubble’s archival mosaic shows a stellar nursery shaped by ultraviolet light. Brightness, color and structure each tell a different part of the story.
PACE is reading autumn through leaf chemistry, not just the color of a forest
NASA’s hyperspectral maps distinguish a pigment ratio from an ordinary photograph. Ground observations help explain what the signal means.
Swift has stopped observing. Its greatest instrument was the ability to turn quickly
NASA’s gamma-ray-burst observatory leaves nearly 22 years of observations as atmospheric drag ends the mission. Its archive outlives the spacecraft.
Dragonfly’s simulated Titan flight tests whether the right decision arrives on time
Flight-like avionics, simulated sensors and real-time imagery bring the first Titan landing sequence into a more demanding test.
NASA’s revised lunar routes give Starship and Blue Moon different transport jobs
The 2028 target now rests on two distinct chains of refuelling, transfer stages and rendezvous. Neither provider has the first landing assigned.