NASA

Satellites like NOAA and NASA’s GOES constellation have been an important fire science tool for years. Over the summer, the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance launched the first three satellites of its FireSat program, and the first images taken by them were recently released.

New satellite observations show that some global river models struggle to account for dams, reservoirs and other human influences, raising questions about their reliability for water planning.

The lunar south pole has similarities to alpine environments in the West, with deep craters, steep slopes and harsh lighting that can create visual illusions.

NASA’s first of several planned missions to the moon is on track to return to Earth on Dec. 11, and the space agency is getting help from dozens of companies across the U.S., including some in Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado.

A group of University of Wyoming researchers are the first to use NASA technology to get a bigger picture of wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

A team of students from Newcastle High School is designing an experiment that will reach the edge of earth's atmosphere in a suborbital rocket supplied by NASA.

The non-profit organization Wyoming Stargazing has been hosting The World Above the Tetons speaker series virtually this spring and will conclude in June…

It's difficult to build electronics in space, but a University of Wyoming and NASA partnership is working on a method.Patrick Johnson, a UW professor of…

Are we alone in the universe? Can humans travel to far-flung planets? Are there other habitable planets? These are big questions, but there are scientists…

The University of Wyoming’s Physics and Astronomy Department has received two grants for research related to finding exoplanets, or planets orbiting other…