March 25, 2021 Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole Scientists from the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration announced Wednesday that they had been able to map the magnetic fields around a black hole using polarized light waves for the first time, releasing a stunning image of the supermassive object at the center of the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy.
March 23, 2021 NASA previews first Mars helicopter flights: Every step taken is 'uncharted territory' NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the first-ever attempt at power and controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.
March 20, 2021 NASA's Mars helicopter completes tests, nears historic flight Ingenuity, NASA's miniature Mars helicopter, is nearly ready to make history with the first powered flight on another planet.
March 16, 2021 Hubble Space Telescope science operations, camera back online after error The iconic Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is back online after entering "safe mode" following a "software error."
March 12, 2021 Largest asteroid to pass Earth this year will zoom by on March 21 The largest asteroid predicted to pass by Earth this year will reach its closest point on March 21.
March 11, 2021 Perseverance Mars rover's SuperCam delivers first readings, identifies rock targets NASA's Perseverance Mars rover's SuperCam instrument has sent back its first readings, including images of its first rock targets.
March 10, 2021 NASA finds proof of particle jet coming from black hole in early universe Astronomers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found evidence of a particle jet coming from a supermassive black hole in the early universe.
March 9, 2021 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope goes into 'safe mode' after software error NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) went into "safe mode" on Sunday after what the agency said was a "software error."
March 6, 2021 The moon has a tail that sends beams across Earth, researchers say The Moon has a comet-like tail made of millions of sodium atoms, researchers reported on Wednesday.
March 5, 2021 Hubble telescope solves mystery of star's dimming New findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers to solve the mystery of why Orion's bright red supergiant Betelgeuse dramatically faded for a period of weeks last year.
