Science Mission Directorate

Earth Science Division
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Science Mission Directorate
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. Earth’s global surface temperature in 2025 was slightly warmer than 2023 – but within the margin of error the two years are effectively tied according to an analysis by NASA scientists. Since record-keeping began in 1880, the hottest year on record remains 2024.  Global temperatures in 2025 were […]
Posted January 14, 2026
Dragonfly
Astrobiology
Langley Research Center
Missions
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Titan
In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented voyage of scientific discovery.
Posted January 9, 2026
Science Mission Directorate
Astrophysics Division
Missions
NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept – the first mission that would directly image Earth-like planets around stars like our Sun and study the chemical composition of their atmospheres for signs of life.
Posted January 5, 2026
Comets
Heliophysics
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Lucy
Mars
Mars 2020
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Missions
Perseverance (Rover)
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Planets
Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)
Psyche Mission
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)
STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory)
The Solar System
The Sun
This article was updated to include the full range of dates from the SOHO image. Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA is in the midst of an unprecedented solar system-wide observation campaign, turning its spacecraft and space telescopes to follow comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system. Twelve […]
Posted November 19, 2025
NASA en español
Astrophysics Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Read this press release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá un evento en vivo (en inglés) a las 3 p.m. EST del miércoles 19 de noviembre para compartir imágenes del cometa interestelar 3I/ATLAS captadas por varias misiones de la agencia. El evento tendrá lugar en el Centro de Vuelo Espacial Goddard de la NASA, en Greenbelt, […]
Posted November 17, 2025
Science Mission Directorate
Astrophysics Division
Science & Research
The Solar System
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. NASA will host a live event at 3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 19, to share imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS collected by a number of the agency’s missions. The event will take place at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered by the […]
Posted November 17, 2025
Sentinel-6B
Earth
Earth Science Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Mission Directorate
About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial activities, such as shipping.
Posted November 17, 2025
Sentinel-6B
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) / Sentinel-6
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Headquarters
Oceans
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Sentinel-6B, an international mission delivering critical sea level and ocean data to protect coastal infrastructure, improve weather forecasting, and support commercial activities at sea. Launch is targeted at 12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17 (9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov.
Posted November 14, 2025
EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)
Heliophysics
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Program
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
A pair of NASA spacecraft ultimately destined for Mars will study how its magnetic environment is impacted by the Sun. The mission also will help the agency prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft launched at 3:55 p.m.
Posted November 14, 2025
Langley Research Center
B200
General
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Modeling
NASA Aircraft
Radiation
Science & Research
Science in the Air
Science Mission Directorate
Space Weather
Recent airborne science flights to Greenland are improving NASA’s understanding of space weather by measuring radiation exposure to air travelers and validating global radiation maps used in flight path planning.
Posted September 26, 2025
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