The current strong El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean shows no signs of waning, as seen in the latest satellite image from the U.S./European Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 mission.
New radar images show asteroid 2003 SD220, which will safely fly past Earth on Dec. 24.
New radar images show asteroid 2003 SD220, which will safely fly past Earth on Dec. 24.
The Department of Energy, with NASA funding, has completed the first U.S. production in nearly 30 years of a specialized fuel to power future deep space missions.
After thorough examination, NASA managers have decided to suspend the planned March 2016 launch of the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft, cruising in its lowest and final orbit at dwarf planet Ceres, has delivered the first images from its best-ever viewpoint.
The amount of methane escaping from the ground during the Arctic's long cold period each year and entering Earth's atmosphere is likely much higher than current estimates.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting data and images from the mission's final close flyby of Saturn's active moon Enceladus, which took place on Saturday, Dec. 19.
The Euclid mission has passed its preliminary design review, clearing the way to start construction.
Radar imagery of asteroid 1998 WT24 has been obtained by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar.
At recently studied sites, Mars Curiosity has found higher silica concentrations than at sites visited earlier in its Martian travels.
The donut-shaped disks of material that feed growing black holes may not be as smooth as once thought.
NASA's next Mars spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for final preparations before a launch scheduled in March 2016 and a landing on Mars six months later.
NASA technology is all around us, turning trash into oil, saving women from a deadly complication of childbirth, and putting the bubbles in beer.
Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, according to a new NASA and National Science Foundation-funded study.
A thrilling chapter in solar system exploration will soon conclude, as NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft makes its final close flyby of the ocean-bearing moon Enceladus.
The Gorkha, Nepal earthquake in 2015 triggered far fewer landslides and much less damage to glacial lakes than expected; while medieval times earthquakes caused massive landscape changes.
The fantasy creations of the "Star Wars" universe are strikingly similar to real planets in our own Milky Way galaxy.
People the world over are feeling, or will soon feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
NASA data are helping scientists learn more about some of El Niño's key impacts around the globe.
Alteration of minerals by water may have been common on Mars into the second half of the planet's age, a new analysis of observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests.
Missing Water Mystery Solved in Vast Exoplanet Survey
The Curiosity rover is examining the first active sand dunes ever studied up close on any planet besides Earth.
A star the size of Jupiter has a raging, giant storm
Ceres reveals some of its well-kept secrets in two new studies in the journal Nature, thanks to data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
Scientists on NASA's Juno mission are preparing to receive some stunning images of Jupiter, and they need your help.
JPL CubeSat clean room is doing big things for space explorations smallest inhabitants.
A key science instrument for NASA's InSight spacecraft, being prepared for a March 2016 launch, is experiencing a leak in the vacuum container carrying its main sensors.
Astronomers harnessing the combined power of NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have found the faintest object ever seen in the early universe.
The LISA Pathfinder spacecraft is on its way to space, having successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana (Dec. 3 local time/Dec. 2 PST).
A process involving ultraviolet light from the sun helps explain the ratio of heavier to lighter carbon in Mars' atmosphere and resolve a dilemma about "missing" carbon.
New clues emerge in the mystery of a star with odd light patterns.
Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission are giving new insights into comet dust, nucleus sizes, and production rates for difficult-to-observe gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
Dense filaments of dark matter particles, called "hairs," are sprouting from Earth, according to a new study based on computer simulations.
Wildfires can wreak havoc on human health, property and communities, so it's imperative to detect them as early as possible.
Forecasters say this year's El Niño looks just like the giant event of 1997-98. But when it comes to El Niños, there are no identical twins.
A small laptop-sized device is being developed at JPL to look for amino acids and fatty acids, with potential applications in space.
The NASA Mars rover that is studying layers of a Martian mountain will soon get its first taste of the "Bagnold Dunes," a dark sea of sand along the mountain's base.
During a 9 am PST (noon EST) media teleconference today, NASA and university scientists will discuss new insights, tools and agency research into key carbon and climate change questions.
NASA's NEOWISE mission has observed 158,000 asteroids and discovered more than 35,000 since December 2009.
Diverse composition of mineral veins at the "Garden City" site investigated by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggests multiple episodes of groundwater activity.
A Nov. 12 NASA media telecon will cover latest insights into Earth's response to rising levels of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, and what it means for future climate.
The ISS-RapidScat instrument has spent just over a year in space, and has already helped with weather and other forecasts.
The highest-resolution images of asteroid 2015 TB145 yield new information about surface features.
A giant gathering of galaxies has been spotted 8.5 billion light-years away.
NASA and university scientists have developed a new way to use satellite measurements to track changes in Atlantic Ocean currents, which are a driving force in global climate.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent back new images of Saturn's active moon Enceladus, acquired during its Oct. 28 flyby.
Scientists poring over data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission are seeing patterns emerge as they seek answers to questions about atmospheric carbon dioxide.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will suspend activities next week to perform a multi-step update of onboard memory that is crucial in case of an unplanned computer reboot.
A study provides new insights about the magnetic field of the interstellar medium, using data from Voyager 1 and other spacecraft.
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