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- Nilufar Ramji: Shaping Johnson’s Giant Leaps Forward NASA · 6 May 2025 A first-generation college graduate, Nilufar Ramji was blazing trails long before arriving at NASA. With her multifaceted expertise, she is helping shape the messaging behind humanity’s return to the Moon, Mars, and beyo...
- ESA Reacts to Proposed NASA Budget Cuts SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 May 2025 The head of the European Space Agency responded to the Trump Administration’s proposed deep cuts to NASA programs today by saying ESA still wants to cooperate with NASA, but will
- NASA budget proposal draws strong criticism SpaceNews · 5 May 2025 The White House’s proposal to cut NASA’s budget by nearly 25% and cancel several major programs has drawn criticism from industry and members of Congress, while raising concerns among international partners.
- Searching for Spherules to Sample NASA · 5 May 2025 Written by Denise Buckner, Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Over the past few weeks, Perseverance has been investigating some curious spherules peppered across the “Witch Hazel Hill” region along...
- NASA Data Helps Map Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales NASA · 5 May 2025 In the waters off New England, one of Earth’s rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale filters clouds of tiny reddish zooplankton — called Calanus finmarchicus — from the sea. These zoopla...
- NASA Langley Participates in Air Power Over Hampton Roads NASA · 5 May 2025 NASA Langley Research Center’s integral role in the past, present, and future of flight was on full display April 25-27 during the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show. The air show, held at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (J...
- Hubble Images a Peculiar Spiral NASA · 5 May 2025 A beautiful but skewed spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC 1961, sits about 190 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis (...
- ESA Director General reaction to a reduced budget proposal for NASA ESA · 5 May 2025 ESA Director General emphasises the importance of cooperation in space activities
- NASA Kennedy Breathes Life into Moon Soil Testing NASA · 5 May 2025 As NASA works to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, researchers have reached a breakthrough by extracting oxygen at a commercial scale from simulated lunar soil at Swamp Works at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in F...
- NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet NASA · 5 May 2025 Though they don’t orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are shrouded in mystery…an...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 3 May 2025 The ability to launch 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites comes from a shift by SpaceX to an “optimized” version of the spacecraft introduced in 2024. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 4:53 a.m....
- Proposed 24 percent cut to NASA budget eliminates key Artemis architecture, climate research Spaceflight Now · 3 May 2025 The budget proposal coming from the White House would also reduce spending on the International Space Station program by more than $500 million.
- Trump Proposes $6 Billion Cut to NASA SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2 May 2025 President Trump released a “skinny” version of his FY2026 budget request today with top-line numbers for NASA and other parts of the government funded by annual appropriations. The detailed budget
- NASA to continue Lunar Trailblazer recovery efforts through mid-June SpaceNews · 2 May 2025 NASA will continue efforts to restore contact with Lunar Trailblazer through mid-June, holding out hope it can still conduct its mission to search for water ice on the moon.
- NASA Stennis Employee Contributes to Innovative Work NASA · 2 May 2025 Living up to, and maintaining, the standard of excellence associated with NASA is what drives Robert Williams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. A native of Gulfport, Mississippi, Williams sa...
- Lockheed Martin delivers completed Orion to NASA for Artemis 2 SpaceNews · 2 May 2025 Lockheed Martin formally delivered to NASA May 1 the Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2, keeping that mission on track for a launch in early 2026.
- Hubble Images a Peculiar Spiral NASA · 2 May 2025 A beautiful but skewed spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC 1961, sits about 190 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis (...
- NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky NASA · 1 May 2025 After weeks of preparation, the space observatory has begun its science mission, taking about 3,600 unique images per day to create a map of the cosmos like no other. Launched on March 11, NASA’s SPHEREx space observator...
- NASA’s Chandra Diagnoses Cause of Fracture in Galactic “Bone” NASA · 1 May 2025 Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic “bone” in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes. The bone appears to have been struck by a fast...
- NASA Invests in Future STEM Workforce Through Space Grant Awards NASA · 1 May 2025 NASA is awarding up to $870,000 annually to 52 institutions across the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico over the next four years. The investments aim to create opportunities for the next generatio...
- What’s Up: May 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA · 1 May 2025 Eta Aquarids & Waiting for a Nova! The first week of May brings the annual Eta Aquarid meteors, peaking on the 6th. And sometime in the next few months, astronomers predict a “new star” or nova explosion will become visi...
- Adding Dimension to Cassiopeia A NASA · 1 May 2025 Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers uncovered a mysterious feature within the remnant, nicknamed the “Green Monster,” alongside a puzzling network of ejecta filaments forming a web of oxygen-rich materia...
- NASA Harvests Lettuce for Space Station Study NASA · 1 May 2025 Inside a laboratory in the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a payload implementation team member harvests ‘Outredgeous’ romaine lettuce growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat gr...
- NASA delays astrophysics mission call for proposals amid budget uncertainties SpaceNews · 1 May 2025 NASA is delaying the next competition for an astrophysics mission by a year, the latest sign of the fiscal pressures from an upcoming budget proposal.
- Why space needs nuclear now SpaceNews · 1 May 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, Bhavya Lal, the former acting Chief Technologist at NASA explains how nuclear power could unlock humanity's next giant leap in space.
- Sols 4525-4526: The Day After Groundhog Day (Between Ghost Mountain and Texoli, Headed South) NASA · 1 May 2025 Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Monday, April 28, 2025 Curiosity is back on the road! For sols 4525 and 4526, we have an isolated nominal plan in which th...
- NASA STEM Programs Ignite Curiosity Beyond the Classroom NASA · 30 Apr 2025 When curiosity takes flight, learning knows no bounds. The impact of supporting STEM education extends far beyond the classroom, shaping the future of innovation and exploration. NASA Engages is the agency’s outreach web...
- Juno reveals Io’s inner structure and volcanic activity; investigates north pole cyclones NASASpaceflight · 30 Apr 2025 New data from NASA’s Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has provided…
- Saxophone in Space NASA · 30 Apr 2025 In this photo taken on Feb. 8, 1984, NASA astronaut Ronald E. McNair plays his saxophone while off-duty during the STS-41B mission. He and fellow crew members Vance D. Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Robert L. Stewart, and Bruc...
- NASA investigating problem with Psyche electric thrusters SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 NASA is investigating a problem with the electric propulsion system on its Psyche asteroid spacecraft, but an agency official said it is not currently a major concern.
- NASA, International Astronauts to Connect with Students in Texas NASA · 30 Apr 2025 NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Oishi will answer prerecorded questions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from students in Mansfield, Texa...
- U.S. Senate Commerce Committee advances Isaacman’s nomination for NASA administrator to full Senate Spaceflight Now · 30 Apr 2025 The vote in front of the full Senate has yet to be scheduled. The committee was largely split along party lines, but the vote passed with bipartisan support.
- NASA Completes Kuiper Deconstruction, Plans for Display NASA · 30 Apr 2025 The planned deconstruction, disposal, and preservation of historic parts of NASA’s decommissioned Kuiper Airborne Observatory is complete. Part of the airborne astronomy legacy of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Californi...
- Isaacman Nomination Clears Senate Commerce Committee SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Apr 2025 President Trump’s nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator was approved by committee this morning by a vote of 19-9. All Republicans and four Democrats voted in
- Senate Commerce Committee advances Isaacman nomination to lead NASA SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2025 The Senate Commerce Committee voted April 30 to advance Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA administrator to the full Senate, bringing him one step from confirmation.
- NASA Kicks Off Biological Research Aboard Space Station NASA · 30 Apr 2025 Crew members are kicking off operations for several biological experiments that recently launched to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. These include examining...
- Sols 4522-4524: Up on the Roof NASA · 30 Apr 2025 Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, April 25, 2025 On Sols 4520 and 4521, Curiosity was supposed to study layered rocks in its workspace, then drive...
- How to Contribute to Citizen Science with NASA NASA · 29 Apr 2025 A cell phone, a computer—and your curiosity—is all you need to become a NASA citizen scientist and contribute to projects about Earth, the solar system, and beyond. Science is built from small grains of sand, and you can...
- Robots, Rovers, and Regolith: NASA Brings Exploration to FIRST Robotics 2025 NASA · 29 Apr 2025 What does the future of space exploration look like? At the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, NASA gave student robotics teams and industry leaders a first-hand look—complete with lunar rovers, robotic a...
- NASA Advances Precision Landing Technology with Field Test at Kennedy NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Landing on the Moon is not easy, particularly when a crew or spacecraft must meet exacting requirements. For Artemis missions to the lunar surface, those requirements include an ability to land within an area about as wi...