TB 26-09 Measured Hammer-Tap Inputs
For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download the PDF version An instrumented hammer test does not require an idealized sin…
Stars make oxygen for small galaxies, but they lose most of it
Scientists examining data collected by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found that dozens of small galaxies contain far less oxygen than their stars are estimated to have produc…
New 'Star Trek: The Original Voyages' book traces the stellar legacy of the bold sci-fi brand
Keep the 60th anniversary party going with this visual salute to the series that launched a legacy
Martian polar crater ice shifts with seasonal frost
Mars shares many landforms and weather patterns with Earth, including changing seasons, volcanoes, canyons, dust storms, dust devils and water ice. Another feature that Earth and …
Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 II EVO FE (APO) lens review — how good is this budget lens for astrophotography?
The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 II FE (APO) is an inexpensive prime that works well for astrophotography thanks to its focal length and maximum aperture.
NASA’s CHAPEA Crew “Returns” to Earth
The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside for the first time in more than a year following the end of their simulated Mars journey…
Scientists build whole-Earth simulation to help find life on other planets
It's a dizzyingly busy time for scientists searching for life on distant planets. To date, astronomers have cataloged more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system and are searc…
What’s Up: November 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Meteor Showers, a Spacecraft Milestone, and a Supermoon Catch Taurid and Leonid meteors, spot Mars near Jupiter, celebrate Voyager 1’s light-day milestone, and watch November’s su…
CubeSat achieves challenging laser link to ground
Despite the complexity of the operation, ERMIS-3, an 8U CubeSat developed by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has established a link with an optical ground stat…
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-25 Station Resupply Launch
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL sp…
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers new clues about the origins of 'interstellar invader' comet 3I/ATLAS
The findings are another clue towards understanding the origins of 3I/ATLAS and the planet-forming conditions around other stars.
Overlooked material in Ryugu and meteorites may explain how water spared ancient chemistry
Asteroid Ryugu and some carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to have similar origins in the early solar system, are known as chemically "primitive" materials because they pr…
NASA’s Hubble Uncovers Case of Missing Oxygen in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies
NASA’s Hubble studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies and found that much of the oxygen they expected to see is missing.
A rainbow of ancient rocks on Mars | Space photo of the day for Nov. 2, 2026
In this image, we can see a colorful view of an ancient, rocky Martian hill.
On this day in space! Nov. 2, 2000: Expedition 1 Arrives at the International Space Station
Expedition 1 crewmates Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev pose with a model of the space station as it appeared in 2000.
'VisionQuest' homework guide: Everything you need to watch to understand Marvel's WandaVision follow-up
White Vision, Hex Vision, and Ultron all converge in this spirited new superhero series.
Dust-shrouded Milky Way star cluster may be nearly as old as the universe
Astronomers have determined that VVV CL001, a metal-poor globular cluster near the center of the Milky Way, is about 13.4 billion years old, making it one of the oldest known star…
What is Starshield? A look at SpaceX's military satellite network
SpaceX is building and operating two satellite networks at the moment, Starlink and Starshield. What’s the difference between the two, and who uses them?
'The Sea God Surveys': Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese Earth-observing satellite today
Rocket Lab will launch its 99th mission to date today (Nov. 2), sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit. Here's how to watch live.
APOD: 2026 November 2 – A Long Cloud on Mars
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 2 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the co…
Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon
Amid the warm hues of fall foliage, Pine Creek Gorge forms a deep scar in the Allegheny Plateau.
Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest
Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn't need a spacesuit, but …
'Metroid Prime' needs some 'Resident Evil'-style remakes to rediscover its sci-fi shooter mojo
Nintendo's sci-fi shooter franchise is in dire straits, but we've got the solution to Samus's problems.
Heavy hydrogen in 3I/ATLAS's methane points to a frigid birthplace
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carries a chemical clue to conditions in the planetary system of its origin, locked away long before it reached our sun. Its methane signature is u…