August 11, 2020 Mars 'nightglow' spotted by NASA spacecraft NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has spotted a pulsing ultraviolet light in the Martian night sky.
August 11, 2020 NASA satellite reveals Apple Fire burn scar NASA’s Aqua satellite has revealed an Apple Fire burn scar in the mountains east of Los Angeles.
August 11, 2020 Dwarf planet Ceres has an 'ancient ocean' with salt water, researchers confirm Researchers have discovered that the dwarf planet Ceres has an "ancient ocean" with salt water, which means the space object may still be geologically active.
August 10, 2020 Closest ever, mysterious 'fast radio burst' found 30,000 light-years from Earth Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are often mysterious in nature, but not an uncommon observation in deep space. However, researchers have discovered the first FRB to emanate from the Milky Way galaxy, according to a newly published study.
August 9, 2020 Beirut blast damage mapped by NASA using satellite data NASA has used satellite data to map the devastation caused by the deadly blast that rocked Beirut last week.
August 8, 2020 India flight's deadly runway skid likely due to low visibility, wet runway: expert The plane swayed violently as it approached a hilltop runway drenched in monsoon rain, and moments later the special return flight for Indians stranded abroad by the pandemic skidded off, nosedived and cracked in two, leaving 18 dead and more than 120 injured.
August 7, 2020 NASA mocked for discarding 'Eskimo Nebula,' 'Siamese Twins Galaxy' as 'actively harmful' terms The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has come under fire for taking part in ongoing efforts to rid the federal government and other entities of "systemic discrimination and inequality."
August 6, 2020 NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover celebrates 8 years on the Red Planet NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover celebrated 8 years on the Red Planet Wednesday.
August 5, 2020 Ancient Mars may have been covered in ice, not water, study suggests As the Perseverance rover heads to Mars to look for signs of ancient life, a new study suggests the Red Planet could have been "covered in ice sheets" and not a valley of rivers as previously thought.
August 5, 2020 NASA captures storm Isaias in 'a slice' taken by satellite NASA’s CloudSat satellite passed directly over Tropical Storm Isaias as it was strengthening back into a hurricane on Monday.