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Through NASA’s Lens: Capturing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Move to LA

Reported by NASA

As a new exhibit opens showcasing NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour, NASA photographers look back at the final mission. These photographers documented the iconic images shared around the world on Sept. 21, 2012, while millions watched space shuttle Endeavou...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:00 +0000

‘Rosetta Stone for Mars:’ Martian meteorite hints at ancient life

Reported by Space | EarthSky

A rare 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite, Teghaza 001, provides new clues about Mars' ancient and more habitable past. The post ‘Rosetta Stone for Mars:’ Martian meteorite hints at ancient life first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:48 +0000

APOD: 2026 November 12 – Moon, Venus and Spica Meet

Reported by NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 12 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating unive...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:05 +0000

Scotland’s Flow Country

Reported by NASA

Blanket bogs in the Scottish Highlands store vast amounts of carbon....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:01 +0000

Curiosity Blog, Sols 5063-5069 Rocks and Chips

Reported by NASA

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 This week Curiosity has been completing its drill campaign at the “Nazca” drill hole. This is an area characterized by bedrock cont...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:41 +0000

The Ice Giants' Magnetic Fields are Very Strange Compared to Earth's

Reported by Universe Today

Uranus and Neptune, the Solar System's ice giants, have interiors unlike the other planets. As a result, they also have magnetic fields unlike the others. They're messy and tilted, and Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to even flyby them, showed us how messy ...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:09 +0000