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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982–4987: Back to Our Regularly S...

By Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science ...

Why trauma changes how our memory engages with our cons...

Trauma can distort how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain

Mysteries of the commonplace

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute reviews new research in static electricity and other...

APOD: 2026 August 22 – Mostly Perseids

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 22… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index S...

NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, ...

On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Sp...

Is lettuce safe to eat yet? New data suggest cyclospori...

After a spike in infections in July, this explosive-diarrhea-causing outbreak ma...

‘Thunderquakes’ do more than shake the ground — they ma...

Scientists used fiber-optic cables to turn “thunderquakes” into underground maps...

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Spa...

President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the ...

Earth-shaking thunder probes underground geology

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02596-0Seismolo...

TB 26-04 Updates and Modernization of NASA’s Chemical E...

For more information, contact Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader...

Webb Opens Treasure Chest

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of ...

Why tornadoes touched down near New York City

Twisters don’t touch down in New York City often, but they can when the conditio...

Why this El Niño will be the largest in living memory

A strengthening El Niño may surpass any seen since the 19th century and will ush...

Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves

The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and hig...

‘Off the charts’ El Niño is already the strongest since...

Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has al...

Plants under attack leave behind a surprising call for ...

Bacteria may build a memory of herbivore attack in the soil and coax new plants ...

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