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NASA CSDA Program Publishes Quality Assessment of Satellogic NewSat Imagery
NASA's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program has released a quality assessment report evaluating data from Satellogic's NewSat Earth observation satellites. The report is part of NASA's ongoing effort to as...
NASA Hosts Webinar on CSDA Program Featuring MDA Space Vendor
NASA is holding a webinar on April 29 focusing on MDA Space as part of its Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program Vendor Focus series. The session highlights MDA Space's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth ...
NASA Launches Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge
NASA has announced the Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge, inviting participants to contribute to data analysis approaches tied to the agency's crewed lunar mission program. The challenge focuses on imp...
EV Owners Could Earn Thousands Selling Power Back to the Grid
Electric vehicles could serve as mobile energy storage units, absorbing excess renewable electricity and returning it to the grid during peak demand — a concept known as vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. New Scientist ...
Study Models Behavior of Titan's Hydrocarbon Seas Under Wind Stress
New research explores how the hydrocarbon oceans on Saturn's moon Titan — composed of liquid methane and ethane rather than water — would generate waves that move in slow motion compared to Earth's oceans. The oily, ...
NASA and OPM Launch NASA Force Website With Open Job Applications
NASA and the Office of Personnel Management have jointly unveiled the NASA Force website, a new platform designed to streamline job applications for positions at the agency. The site opens new hiring opportunities and se...
'For All Mankind' Sci-Fi Timeline Compared to Real Space History
Space.com has published an analysis comparing the alternate history depicted in Apple TV+'s sci-fi series 'For All Mankind' against the actual timeline of space exploration. The piece highlights key divergences between t...
NASA Report Assesses Quality of Tomorrow.io Precipitation Radar Data
A new quality assessment report has been released evaluating precipitation radar data collected by Tomorrow.io, examining its accuracy and reliability for scientific and operational use. The report is part of NASA's Comm...
Citizen Scientists Detect Rare Space Weather Events by Listening to Earth's Magnetic Field
NASA's HARP (Heliophysics Audified: Resonances in Plasmas) citizen science project has enabled volunteers to identify rare space weather events by listening to audio translations of Earth's magnetic field data. The proje...
NASA's SPHEREx Observatory Charts Interstellar Ice Across the Milky Way
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has produced a new map of interstellar ice distribution throughout the Milky Way galaxy. The observatory's infrared observations allow scientists to study frozen molecules in the cold cloud...
Hubble Telescope Captures Detailed Image of Barred Spiral Galaxy IC 486
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged IC 486, a barred spiral galaxy, in a striking new photograph released as Space.com's photo of the day for April 17, 2026. The image highlights the structural detail achievable by Hub...
Fast Solar Wind May Bring Northern Lights as Far South as Illinois and Oregon
A stream of fast-moving solar wind is expected to trigger geomagnetic storm conditions, potentially pushing auroral displays to unusually low latitudes including Illinois and Oregon tonight. Skywatchers in mid-latitude r...
Artemis 2 Orion Capsule Heat Shield Performs Well After Moon Mission Splashdown
Following the successful completion of NASA's 10-day Artemis 2 lunar mission and splashdown on April 10, 2026, initial assessments indicate the Orion capsule's heat shield performed as expected during reentry. The four-p...
Ancient DNA Reveals Lush Forests Thrived in Doggerland Over 16,000 Years Ago
New DNA evidence shows that the submerged prehistoric landscape of Doggerland, now beneath the North Sea, supported thriving forests of oak, elm, and hazel more than 16,000 years ago — thousands of years earlier than p...
Scientists Identify Over 3,100 'Surging Glaciers' Posing Flood and Avalanche Risks
A new study has catalogued more than 3,100 so-called surging glaciers worldwide — a rare type that can suddenly accelerate and trigger destructive floods and avalanches. High concentrations are found in the Arctic and ...
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Underwent Dramatic Changes During Solar Passage
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, observed by the Subaru Telescope in December 2025, underwent a startling physical transformation as it traveled close to the Sun. The changes offer a rare opportunity for scientists to st...
Rydberg Atom Chains Enable Highly Precise Low-Frequency Electric Field Detection
Researchers have developed a quantum sensing system using chains of Rydberg atoms that can detect and measure low-frequency electric fields with unprecedented precision. The approach surpasses traditional vapor-cell meth...
Bacteria Found to 'Explode' to Distribute Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Scientists have discovered that bacteria use repurposed ancient viral particles, called gene transfer agents (GTAs), to burst open and release DNA-packed packages to neighboring cells — a mechanism that accelerates the...
Giant Magellan Telescope Seeks Funding to Unlock Exoplanet and Cosmology Secrets
The Giant Magellan Telescope, designed to directly image potentially habitable exoplanets and probe fundamental questions about the universe, is awaiting critical funding decisions that will determine whether constructio...
The Psychology of Changing Your Mind: Why It's Hard and How to Do It
A New Scientist column by David Robson examines the psychological barriers that make changing one's mind difficult, including the social stigma sometimes attached to updating beliefs. Research cited in the piece suggests...