Hubble Maps Show Jupiter Changes and Prepare for Juno
New maps of Jupiter, produced using images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, provide a detailed window on the giant planet's dynamic features. The views come as the agency prepares for its Juno mission to arrive at Jupiter in a little less than a...
NASA Eyes on Earth Aid Response to Carolina Flooding
Relative soil moisture over the Carolinas on Oct. 5, 2015, shown in percent. Green indicates the soils are 50...
Exoplanet Anniversary: From Zero to Thousands in 20 Years
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will get its best-ever look at the northernmost reaches of the Saturnian moon Enceladus on Oct....
Scientific breakthrough can lead to cheaper and environmentally friendly solar cells
A resonator for electrons
Electron microscope image of the ETH Zurich experiment. Between the quantum dot (left) and the curved electrode (right) electronic standing...
A better way to read the genome: If your genome was a library, some genes would be 'Choose Your Own Adventure' novels.
As a strand of DNA moves through the MinION nanopore, the MinION 'sees' five nucleotides at a time. Every set of five nucleotides produces...
Banking X-Ray Data for the Future
Archives, in their many forms, save information from October 8 that people will want to access and study in the future. This is a critical function of all archives, but it is especially important when it comes to storing data from today’s modern...
CubeSat to Demonstrate Miniature Laser Communications in Orbit
NASA and The Aerospace Corporation of El Segundo, California, have received confirmation the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) CubeSat spacecraft is in orbit and operational. OCSD launched aboard an Atlas V rocket Thursday from...
