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NASA Selects Student Teams for Drone Hurricane Response and Cybersecurity Research

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3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Getty Images NASA has selected two more university student teams to help address real-world aviation challenges, through projects aimed at using drones for hurricane relief and improved protection of air traffic systems from cyber threats.  The research awards were made through NASA’s University Student Research Challenge (USRC), which provides student-led teams with opportunities to contribute their novel ideas to advance NASA’s Aeronautics research priorities.    As part of USRC, students participate in real-world aspects of innovative aeronautics research both in…

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Deimos Before Dawn

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NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March 1, 2025, the 1,433rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

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The latest ‘Superman’ trailer looks fantastic, but beware if spoilers are your kryptonite (video)

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Superman | Official Trailer – YouTube Watch On Warner Bros has revealed another Superman trailer that shows off more about the movie’s main players and what David Corenswet’s Kal-El stands for with the lengthier second trailer… as long as you don’t mind some mild spoilers. July 2025 is looking remarkably busy when it comes to huge blockbusters, with Jurassic World: Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: First Steps making waves online for the last few months. James Gunn’s Superman is generating a lot of excitement because of how pure and old-fashioned…

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NASA’s PUNCH spacecraft see a cosmic rainbow in the zodiacal light

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NASA’s newest spacecraft aimed at studying the sun have captured a colorful “rainbow” in the warm glow of zodiacal light observed above Earth. The PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, which launched on March 11, consists of four small satellites working in unison in low Earth orbit to provide a comprehensive view of the sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, and study the constant stream of charged particles emitted by the sun known as solar wind. The mission delivered its first set of images, including a vivid, rainbow-colored…

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A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill

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Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 2 min read A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill The Bell Island drill hole: This image of the Bell Island drill hole was acquired by the front left…

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Eclipses, Auroras, and the Spark of Becoming: NASA Inspires Future Scientists

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Explore This Section Science Science Activation Eclipses, Auroras, and the… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   4 min read Eclipses, Auroras, and the Spark of Becoming: NASA Inspires Future Scientists In the heart of Alaska’s winter, where the night sky stretches endlessly and the aurora dances across the sky in a display of ethereal beauty, nine undergraduate students from across the United States were about to embark on a transformative journey. These students had been active ‘NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors’…

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NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission

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Credit: NASA NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the agency to make fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity launch service task order awards during VADR’s five-year ordering period, with a maximum total contract value of $300 million. Through the observation of ultraviolet light, Aspera will examine hot gas…

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Pretty in Pink

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The perfectly picturesque spiral galaxy known as Messier 81, or M81, looks sharp in this composite from NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes and NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer.

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Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East

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The sun roared to life early Tuesday (May 14), unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region AR4087. The eruption peaked at 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825 GMT), triggering strong R3-level radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East — the sunlit side of Earth at the time — as sunspot region 2087 crackles with activity. Solar flares of this magnitude are uncommon, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Solar flares are ranked by strength in five classes: A, B, C, M and…

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Canon EOS R6 Mark II review

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Key specs Type: Mirrorless Sensor: 24.2MP full-frame CMOS sensor Lens mount: RF/RF-S ISO range: 100-102,400 Viewfinder resolution: 3.69m dot OLED Video capability: 4K up to 60 FPS, 4K/FHD Timelapse up to 30 FPS, FHD up to 180 FPS Weight: 1.48 lbs / 670 g with card and battery Size: 5.44×3.87×3.48 in / 138.4×98.4×88.4 mm Memory card type: 2x SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) Feeling pretty much like a more enthusiast-friendly version of the Canon EOS R5 Mark II, the Canon EOS R6 Mark II offers similar hybrid photo and video capabilities alongside being…

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