Ashley Strickland
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Recent articles by Ashley:
A culinary lab offers astronauts a taste of the future
This week, explore the space food of the future, uncover the tombs of ancient Egypt, spy a massive plume erupting in an ocean world, and more. → Read More
The strawberry moon will illuminate the sky this weekend
The strawberry full moon will light up the night sky this weekend. Here’s when and how to see it. → Read More
Webb telescope spies massive plume erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus
The James Webb Space Telescope detected a record-breaking water plume as it erupted from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. → Read More
First report from NASA team studying unidentified phenomena coming this summer
An independent team assembled by NASA will publish its first report on unidentified anomalous phenomena, also known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, by the end of July. → Read More
Meet the lunar rover that will venture to the moon’s south pole
This week, meet the next generation of lunar rovers, glimpse stunning new photos of the solar surface, encounter colorful new species across Asia, and more. → Read More
New unprecedented images reveal what’s happening on the sun as it approaches ‘solar maximum’
New images of the sun taken by the Inouye Solar Telescope reveal sunspots and other quiet regions of the sun in unprecedented detail. → Read More
Saturn’s iconic rings are disappearing
Saturn’s rings are slowly disappearing. The rings will vanish in a few hundred million years as icy material from them rains down on the planet, scientists predict. → Read More
Saber-toothed mammalian ancestor reveals how unstable life was during ‘the Great Dying’
An unusual saber-toothed creature, similar in size to a tiger but with a reptilian appearance, fought for its place as a predator during Earth’s worst mass extinction event 250 million years ago. → Read More
Rushing rivers may have raced across ancient Mars
This week, explore the site of an ancient rushing river on Mars, uncover the digital twin of the Titanic shipwreck, trace the history of butterflies over 100 million years ago, and more. → Read More
Perseverance rover captures new images of ancient river evidence
The Perseverance rover has captured new images that appear to show evidence of a fast-flowing river that once fed into Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient Martian lake. → Read More
Earth-size exoplanet may be covered in volcanoes
Astronomers used multiple telescopes to find an Earth-size exoplanet 90 light-years away that may be covered in volcanoes. → Read More
Rare fossils reveal the butterfly ‘tree of life’ over the past 100 million years
Scientists studied rare butterfly fossils and collected DNA from nearly 2,300 species to create the ultimate tree of life and learn where butterflies originated when they first appeared on Earth 100 million years ago. → Read More
Webb telescope spots water in rare comet
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe a rare comet in our solar system that lives among asteroids in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The team made one scientific breakthrough and stumbled on a new mystery. → Read More
Sleeping will be one of the challenges for astronauts on Mars missions
Astronauts have been adjusting to the challenges of sleeping in space for years, including light exposure and zero gravity. The lessons learned from their experiences could help ensure that the first crewed missions to Mars get enough rest. → Read More
Astronomers spot largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed
Astronomers have spotted the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. The cosmic event, which occurred about 8 billion light-years from Earth, is 10 times brighter than any known exploding star. → Read More
Mysterious rumblings were recorded in Earth’s stratosphere
Giant solar balloons were sent 70,000 feet up in the air to record sounds of Earth's stratosphere. The microphones picked up aircraft, thunder, explosions, colliding ocean waves, as well as some unidentified sounds. → Read More
How the Voyager probes keep going and going decades after launch
Both Voyager probes have outlived their original missions and are exploring interstellar space more than 45 years after launch. The mission team has made clever decisions to manage the power supply and instruments on each spacecraft to keep them going. → Read More
Lasers on Artemis II will share high-definition video of the moon
A new laser capability aboard the Artemis II crewed mission to journey around the moon will beam back high-definition video and images of the lunar surface to Earth. → Read More
Webb telescope spies evidence of hidden planets around nearby star
The James Webb Space Telescope observed massive belts of dust around a nearby star that suggest hidden planets are orbiting it. → Read More
Loaf-size mission launches to improve hurricane forecasting
A new NASA mission called TROPICS, designed to improve hurricane forecasting, has launched ahead of the June 1 arrival of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. → Read More