While the ground-based survey is now globally recognized, its origins trace back to a proposed space-based mission at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL).
Jupiter, the most massive planet in our solar system, has correspondingly humongous storms…Some of these storms also generate terrific bolts of lightning, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley scientists.
With their instruments now fired up and recording data, the twin ESCAPADE satellites are undertaking a test run before they head to Mars later this year. On Wednesday, Mar. 4, they will plow through a never-explored area around Earth: its distant magnetotail.
Much of what we see as auroras near the northern and southern magnetic poles begins as plasma currents in the Earth’s magnetotail. NASA’s CINEMA mission will probe this unexplored region.
Dr. Bruce Grossan passed away unexpectedly on February 10, 2026, at the age of 63.
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has reached its target orbit at Lagrange Point 1 between the Earth and the Sun.
Asteroid Bennu material shows organic precursor molecules that may have produced ingredients of life first formed from cryogenic ammonia.
Commissioning of NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft is proceeding smoothly. ESCAPADE snapped this selfie in visible and infrared light.
After two launch delays because of weather and a solar storm, New Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral at 3:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 13. The twin satellites successfully separated from the rocket about 33 minutes after launch.
On October 15, Lindy Elkins-Tanton gave a talk on NASA’s Psyche mission as part of a Center for Integrative Planetary Science seminar series.