NASA is achieving new heights in technology as new, robust electronics can operate in vastly harsher planetary conditions.

Sunglint occurs when sunlight reflects off the ocean at the same angle satellites observe it, producing mirror-like images ...

Under a new partnership with the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS), NASA will provide new advanced satellite data ...

NASA’s latest look at Saturn’s largest moon has upended one of planetary science’s favorite assumptions: Titan probably does not hide a single, global ocean of liquid water beneath its crust. Instead, ...

When NASA installed a unique imaging sensor on the outside of the International Space Station, the original intent was to help map the composition of minerals on the Earth's surface. Far from the only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bright blue colors are caused by calcium carbonate stirred up by winter winds and cold temperatures. But what swirled all of ...

NASA says that once it decommissions the International Space Station in 2030, it plans to return the module to the Earth by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean. In a press release on Monday, the agency ...

NASA satellites detected a phytoplankton bloom around Antarctic iceberg A-23A as it melted, showing how icebergs can fertilize the ocean.

You have likely heard Europa described as one of the most promising places to search for life beyond Earth. The icy moon of Jupiter holds a global ocean beneath its frozen surface, along with the ...

The International Space Station is an incredible spacefaring achievement that has been in orbit longer than any other outpost of its kind. In fact, on Nov. 2, the orbital laboratory marked 25 years ...

NASA's Van Allen Probe A will crash to Earth on Tuesday (March 10) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the Space ...