April 14, 2021 NASA satellite data could detect volcanic unrest years before eruptions New research methods using satellite data may be able to detect volcanic eruptions years in advance.
April 13, 2021 NASA says it will set a new Ingenuity flight date next week, software update needed on Mars helicopter NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said Monday night that its Ingenuity Mars helicopter was in need of a software update and that a new date for its historic flight would be announced next week.
April 13, 2021 Meteor blazes across South Florida skies Southern Florida residents were stunned to see a meteor blazing through the darkness Monday night, with some sharing footage of the spectacle on social media.
April 10, 2021 NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity's historic flight delayed NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is scheduled to lift off no sooner than April 14 in the first-ever attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet, a delay from its initial planned launch date.
April 9, 2021 NASA reveals Artemis program will land 1st person of color on the moon NASA’s Artemis program, already slated to send the first woman to the moon in 2024, will also send the first person of color to the moon.
April 9, 2021 Expedition 65 crew boards International Space Station After a two-orbit journey that spanned for more than three hours, the hatches between the ISS and the Soyuz opened at 9:20 a.m. ET, flying above the South Pacific.
April 8, 2021 Mars 'rainbow' actually lens flare, NASA says NASA has debunked speculation over an image from Mars that appeared to show what many believed to be a "rainbow" or "dustbow."
April 7, 2021 NASA's JPL and DHS develop tech to help locate firefighters inside burning buildings NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) have teamed up to create technology that will help locate firefighters inside buildings.
April 7, 2021 NASA gets first weather report from Mars rover landing site Engineers at NASA have received the first weather report from Mars' Jezero Crater, where the agency's Perseverance rover landed in February.
April 6, 2021 NASA employees reportedly asked to volunteer to work with unaccompanied migrant children The Biden administration asked NASA employees Tuesday if they would volunteer to help at overcrowded border facilities amid a surging migrant crisis that has overcrowded detention facilities with unaccompanied minors.