The Solar System

Analog Field Testing
Andre Douglas
Apollo
Artemis
Astronauts
Christina H. Koch
Earth's Moon
G. Reid Wiseman
Humans in Space
Missions
The Solar System
Victor J. Glover
At first glance, it seems like a scene from an excursion on the Moon’s surface…except the people are in hiking gear, not spacesuits.
Posted September 13, 2024
Heliophysics
Heliosphere
The Solar System
The Sun
Voyager 1
Voyager 2
Voyager Program
The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay pointed at Earth, but after 47 years in space some of the fuel tubes have become clogged. Engineers working on NASA’s Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecraft’s thrusters, which keep the distant explorer pointed at Earth so that it can receive commands, send […]
Posted September 10, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Mars
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Missions
Planetary Science
Planets
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Mars was once a very wet planet as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) missions are helping unlock that mystery. […]
Posted September 5, 2024
Europa Clipper
Europa
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter
Jupiter Moons
The Solar System
The largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for planetary exploration just got its ‘wings’ — massive solar arrays to power it on the journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft recently got outfitted with a set of enormous solar arrays at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Each measuring about 46½ […]
Posted August 27, 2024
Johnson Space Center
Asteroids
Astromaterials
Bennu
General
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Inst.
The Solar System
As part of an asteroid sample exchange, NASA has transferred to JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) a portion of the asteroid Bennu sample collected by the agency’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The sample was officially handed over by NASA officials during a ceremony on Aug. 22 at JAXA’s Sagamihara, Japan, campus.
Posted August 23, 2024
Juno
Europa
Io
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter
Jupiter Moons
The Solar System
Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count ‘fireflies’ to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission have developed the first complete 3D radiation map of the Jupiter system.
Posted August 20, 2024
Perseverance (Rover)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars 2020
Mars Sample Return (MSR)
The Solar System
After 2½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the rover will ascend to an area where it will search for more discoveries that could rewrite Mars’ history. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will soon begin a monthslong ascent up the western rim of Jezero Crater that is likely to include some of the steepest […]
Posted August 14, 2024
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
The Solar System
The Next Full Moon is a Supermoon, a Blue Moon; the Sturgeon Moon; the Red, Corn, Green Corn, Barley, Herb, Grain, or Dog Moon; Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima; and Tu B’Av. 
Posted August 12, 2024
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