NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars

NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars

The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the Red Planet. In the months ahead, two of NASA’s Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how...
NASA Administrator Names New Stennis Space Center Director

NASA Administrator Names New Stennis Space Center Director

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday named John Bailey as director of the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, effective immediately. Bailey had been serving as acting director since January.  “John will build on his nearly 35 years...
Major Martian Milestones

Major Martian Milestones

There’s good news from NASA’s Cloudspotting on Mars project! That’s the project that invites you to help identify exotic clouds high in the Martian atmosphere. Thanks to your help, the Cloudspotting on Mars project reached ahuge milestone. Another full Mars year,...
NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research

NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research

Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable.  The engine’s smaller size and modestly...