NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has passed 5,000 Martian days on Mars. Explore what it found, from ancient lakes to organic molecules. The evidence shows that ancient Gale Crater had conditions that could support microbial life. Curiosity has not found life. 0:00 A grey powder on Mars 0:35 Landing in Ga

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the N79 nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, O. Nayak, M. Meixner, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: The Ethereal by Ave Air / courtesy of Epidem

Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they have nicknamed the “Treble Clef” because its distinct shape strongly resembles the musical symbol. The researchers discovered the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst f

If you’ve ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That’s why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery that could function in the brutal cold of the Moon’s South Pole, where nighttime te

NASA will provide an update on its plans to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2028 at 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live Participants in the briefing include: The update will incl

What a cosmic coincidence! In today’s image, Mars joins the Beehive cluster below an auroral curtain and above a horizon of happy little trees near Lansjärv, Sweden.

What if the Moon never existed? It's not just darkness — without the Moon, Earth's tides freeze, our axis wobbles, and seasons collapse. The Moon is the anchor of our world. In this 35-second documentary short from Beyond What If, we explore the real physics behind one of the most mind-bending "what

"Two massive stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 swing past one another, their winds collide, material compresses, and carbon-rich dust forms," according to NASA. Time-lapsed James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the system has revealed that every shell is racing away from the stars at almost 1% the speed of li

Beschreibung Ein Mondlander von Voyager Technologies hat Ende September 2026 fast dreimonatige Umwelttests im Jet Propulsion Laboratory der NASA in Südkalifornien abgeschlossen. Die Tests zeigen, dass das Raumschiff auf die harten Bedingungen des Starts und seiner Reise vorbereitet ist

Beschreibung Roverspuren und eine felsige Marslandschaft sind in diesem Bild zu sehen, das am 11. Oktober 2026, dem 2.006. Marstag bzw. Sol der Mission, von einer der Navigationskameras (Navcams) an Bord des Marsrovers Perseverance der NASA aufgenommen wurde. Während der Fahrt dieses Sols, die sich über 299,6 Fuß (91,31 Meter) erstreckte, wurde das

Beschreibung: Mitglieder des Perseverance Mars-Missionsteams der NASA versammeln sich im Mars Yard des Jet Propulsion Laboratory der Agentur in Südkalifornien mit einer Urkunde von Guinness World Records, die den Rover-Entfernungsrekord auf dem Roten Planeten würdigt. Vor dem Team steht OPTIMISM (Opera).

Beschreibung Diese Infografik veranschaulicht die Distanzen, die verschiedene Rover auf der Oberfläche des Erdmondes und des Mars zurücklegen. Von den gezeigten Fahrzeugen sind die NASA-Marsrover Perseverance und Curiosity noch einsatzbereit und bewegen sich über die Oberfläche; Bei den für diese beiden angegebenen Zahlen handelt es sich um gefahrene Distanzen

A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as w

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 2283, which is located about 45 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) | edited by Space.com

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The DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA EPIC Team | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a rock with "leopard spots" that NASA calls a possible sign of ancient life on Mars, but the sample has no funded mission to bring it home. How the Cheyava Falls rock and its Sapphire Canyon sample were found, what the minerals might mean, a new study showing wat

Experience the critical 'hot-staging' maneuver of the SpaceX Starship like never before. These incredible views show the upper stage's Raptor engines igniting to push it away from the Super Heavy booster on its journey to space.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured 19 spiral galaxies "face-on" in near- and mid-infrared. The images "show stars, gas, and dust on the smallest scales ever observed beyond our own galaxy," according to NASA/ESA. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Te

APOD-Wissenschaft APOD APOD: 12. Oktober 2026 –… Das heutige APOD-Archiv Einsendungen Index Suche Kalender RSS Bildung Über Diskutieren APOD Astronomie Bild des Tages Entdecken Sie den Kosmos! Jeden Tag wird ein anderes Bild oder Foto unseres faszinierenden Universums gezeigt, zusammen mit einer kurzen Erklärung dazu

The James Webb Space Telescope's look at the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. The image showcase a "small star-forming region" within the complex that lies about 390 light-years away. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, ESA, CSA, JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, DSS2, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), E. Slawik, N. Rising

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559. It is about 35 million light-years away in the southern constellation Reticulum. Credit: Space.com | ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, J. Lee and the PHANGS Team, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) | edited by Steve S

Experience the thrilling moment SpaceX's Starship completes its test flight with a splashdown in the ocean, only to erupt in a massive, fiery explosion. Hear the crowd's wild reaction to the spectacular finale.