Science Mission Directorate

Johnson Space Center

Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA)

Planetary Science Division

NASA to Brief Media on Asteroid Sample Mission Findings

NASA will brief media at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 29, to provide an update on science results from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission, which delivered a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth in September 2023.

Posted January 24, 2025

NASA+

Asteroids

Planetary Defense

Planetary Defense Coordination Office

Planetary Science

Planetary Science Division

Social Media

NASA’s Planetary Defenders Head to the Sundance Film Festival

NASA is bringing the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival, highlighting its upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” during a panel ahead of its spring 2025 premiere on the agency’s streaming service.

Posted January 17, 2025

Biological & Physical Sciences

For Researchers

Physical Sciences

Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES)

Uncategorized

NASA Seeks Proposals for Space Biology and Physical Sciences Research

On Dec.

Posted January 15, 2025

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Artemis

Earth's Moon

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Lunar Science

SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)

Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight

A suite of NASA scientific investigations and technology demonstrations is on its way to our nearest celestial neighbor aboard a commercial spacecraft, where they will provide insights into the Moon’s environment and test technologies to support future astronauts landing safely on the lunar surface under the agency’s Artemis campaign.

Posted January 15, 2025

Heliophysics

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Cosmic Origins, Solar Wind Missions

Media accreditation is open for the launch of two NASA missions that will explore the mysteries of our universe and Sun. The agency is targeting late February to launch its SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory, a space telescope that will create a 3D map of […]

Posted January 13, 2025

Mars Sample Return (MSR)

NASA to Host Media Call Highlighting Mars Sample Return Update

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 7, to provide an update on the status of the agency’s Mars Sample Return Program.

Posted January 3, 2025

Heliophysics

Heliophysics Division

Parker Solar Probe (PSP)

DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging)

Solar Flares

Solar Wind

Space Weather

The Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun

Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at a blazing 430,000 miles per hour […]

Posted December 27, 2024

Planetary Environments & Atmospheres

Planetary Geosciences & Geophysics

Planetary Science

Planetary Science Division

The Solar System

Venus

NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets

NASA’s DAVINCI probe will be first in the 21st century to brave Venus’ atmosphere as it descends from above the planet down to its surface.

Posted December 16, 2024