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- Hubble Spots a Squid in the Whale NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Today’s rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). Th...
- NASA’s Juno Mission Gets Under Jupiter’s and Io’s Surface NASA · 29 Apr 2025 New data from the agency’s Jovian orbiter sheds light on the fierce winds and cyclones of the gas giant’s northern reaches and volcanic action on its fiery moon. NASA’s Juno mission has gathered new findings after peerin...
- NASA’s Lunar Drill Technology Passes Tests on the Moon NASA · 29 Apr 2025 NASA’s PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1) mission was designed to demonstrate technologies to help scientists better understand lunar resources ahead of crewed Artemis missions to the Moon. During the shor...
- NASA Gathers Experts to Discuss Emerging Technologies in Astrophysics NASA · 29 Apr 2025 The future of astrophysics research could unlock the secrets of the universe, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, and advanced materials may hold the key to faster, more efficient dis...
- NASA Technology Enables Leaps in Artificial Intelligence NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Artificial intelligence lets machines communicate autonomously
- NASA Soars to New Heights in First 100 Days of Trump Administration NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Today is the 100th day of the Trump-Vance Administration after being inaugurated on Jan. 20. In his inaugural address, President Trump laid out a bold and ambitious vision for NASA’s future throughout his second term, sa...
- NASA Invites Media to Agency’s 25th Annual Student Launch Challenge NASA · 29 Apr 2025 NASA’s annual Student Launch challenge will bring middle school, high school, and college students from around the country together to launch high-powered rockets and payloads. On Saturday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m...
- Help Classify Galaxies Seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope! NASA · 29 Apr 2025 NASA needs your help identifying the shapes of thousands of galaxies in images taken by our James Webb Space Telescope with the Galaxy Zoo project. These classifications will help scientists answer questions about how th...
- Where Does Gold Come From? NASA Data Has Clues NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Since the big bang, the early universe had hydrogen, helium, and a scant amount of lithium. Later, some heavier elements, including iron, were forged in stars. But one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics is: How did...
- In the Starlight: Jason Phillips’ Unexpected Path to Johnson Procurement NASA · 29 Apr 2025 Sometimes an unexpected turn in a carefully planned career path leads to surprising opportunities for growth and exciting new experiences. For Jason Phillips, that turn steered toward NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houst...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2025 The mission is the second planned Falcon 9 launch for SpaceX in the span of six hours. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 UTC).
- Veteran NASA astronaut says ISS can operate past 2030 SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2025 A veteran NASA astronaut just back from the International Space Station believes the orbiting facility can operate well past its planned 2030 retirement date
- Pettit Wants More Spaceflights, ISS Beyond 2030 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 28 Apr 2025 After just coming back from seven months on the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit insists there is no reason to “dump” it into the ocean in 2030. It
- NASA Moon Observing Instrument to Get Another Shot at Lunar Ops NASA · 28 Apr 2025 A NASA-developed technology that recently proved its capabilities in the harsh environment of space will soon head back to the Moon to search for gases trapped under the lunar surface thanks to a new Cooperative Research...
- How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58 NASA · 28 Apr 2025 How are we made of star stuff? Well, the important thing to understand about this question is that it’s not an analogy, it’s literally true. The elements in our bodies, the elements that make up our bones, the trees we s...
- NASA 3D Wind Measuring Laser Aims to Improve Forecasts from Air, Space NASA · 28 Apr 2025 Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data — including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the...
- NASA 3D Wind Measuring Laser Aims to Improve Forecasts from Air, Space NASA · 28 Apr 2025 Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data — including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the...
- Seeing the Cygnus Loop in a New Way NASA · 28 Apr 2025 The Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, is a supernova remnant – the remains of the explosive death of a massive star. Studying images like these leads to discovery, but NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory provides...
- Earth Science Showcase – Kids Art Collection NASA · 26 Apr 2025 On April 16, 2025, the Earth Science Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley held an Earth Science Showcase to share its work with the center and their families. As part of this event, kids were invited...
- Lunar Space Station for NASA’s Artemis Campaign to Begin Final Testing NASA · 25 Apr 2025 NASA continues to mark progress on plans to work with commercial and international partners as part of the Gateway program. The primary structure of HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) arrived at Northrop Grumman’s f...
- Lunar Space Station Module for NASA’s Artemis Campaign to Begin Final Outfitting NASA · 25 Apr 2025 NASA continues to mark progress on plans to work with commercial and international partners as part of the Gateway program. The primary structure of HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) arrived at Northrop Grumman’s f...
- NASA Invites Local Middle Schoolers to Explore Agency STEM Careers NASA · 25 Apr 2025 Ohio middle school students will step into the shoes of real-world NASA professionals for a day of career exploration and hands-on activities at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Nearly 200 students are slated t...
- Air Force Pilot, SkillBridge Fellow Helps NASA Research Soar NASA · 25 Apr 2025 Jeremy Johnson laces his black, steel-toed boots and zips up his dark blue flight suit. Having just finished a pre-flight mission briefing with his team, the only thing on his mind is heading to the aircraft hangar and g...
- Isaacman calls potential NASA science cuts not “optimal” SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2025 NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman says he would, if necessary, prioritize Artemis over human missions to Mars and calls a potential halving of NASA science funding not “optimal.”
- U.S.-Russian ISS Commission: Controlled Deorbit, No Gap, are Imperatives SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Apr 2025 The U.S.-Russian Joint Commission that advises NASA and Roscosmos on operations of the International Space Station is stressing the need for a planned, controlled deorbit of the ISS at the
- NASA cancels lease for Earth science office in New York SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2025 NASA is canceling the lease for the offices of a branch of the Goddard Space Flight Center in New York that does Earth science research.
- Curiosity discovers carbonate mineral, provides insight into disappearance of ancient atmosphere NASASpaceflight · 24 Apr 2025 NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been driving around the surface of Mars for over 12…
- NASA Tracks Snowmelt to Improve Water Management NASA · 24 Apr 2025 As part of a science mission tracking one of Earth’s most precious resources – water – NASA’s C-20A aircraft conducted a series of seven research flights in March that can help researchers track the process and timeline...
- NASA Marshall Fires Up Hybrid Rocket Motor to Prep for Moon Landings NASA · 24 Apr 2025 NASA’s Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and from the surface of the Moon, in preparation for future crewed missions to Mars. As the landers...
- NASA Marshall Fires Up Hybrid Rocket Motor to Prep for Moon Landings NASA · 24 Apr 2025 NASA’s Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and from the surface of the Moon, in preparation for future crewed missions to Mars. As the landers...
- New York Stock Exchange Welcomes NASA’s SPHEREx Team NASA · 24 Apr 2025 Members of NASA’s recently launched SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission team participated in the New York Stock Exchange’s closing bell ceremony i...
- All Hands for Artemis III NASA · 24 Apr 2025 A NASA spacesuit glove designed for use during spacewalks on the International Space Station is prepared for thermal vacuum testing inside a one-of-a-kind chamber called CITADEL (Cryogenic Ice Testing, Acquisition Develo...
- NASA, Boeing, Consider New Thin-Wing Aircraft Research Focus NASA · 24 Apr 2025 NASA and Boeing are currently evaluating an updated approach to the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project that would focus on demonstrating thin-wing technology with broad applications for multiple aircraft co...
- NASA Tests Key Spacesuit Parts Inside This Icy Chamber NASA · 24 Apr 2025 A JPL facility built to support potential robotic spacecraft missions to frozen ocean worlds helps engineers develop safety tests for next-generation spacesuits. When NASA astronauts return to the Moon under the Artemis...
- NASA’s Roman Mission Shares Detailed Plans to Scour Skies NASA · 24 Apr 2025 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team shared Thursday the designs for the three core surveys the mission will conduct after launch. These observation programs are designed to investigate some of the most profound...
- NASA Orbiter Spots Curiosity Rover Making Tracks to Next Science Stop NASA · 24 Apr 2025 The image marks what may be the first time one of the agency’s Mars orbiters has captured the rover driving. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has never been camera shy, having been seen in selfies and images taken from space....
- Fear, greed and glory with Lori Garver SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator sits down with host David Ariosto. Garver describes what drives spaceflight-and what that means for the agency's shifting priorities.
- 2025 EGU Hyperwall Schedule NASA · 24 Apr 2025 EGU General Assembly, April 27 – May 2, 2025 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #204) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, APRIL 28 TUESDAY, APRIL 29 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 THUR...
- NASA Engineering Sparks Innovative New Battery NASA · 24 Apr 2025 Nickel-hydrogen technology is safe, durable, and long-lasting – now it’s affordable too.
- US Senate Committee Sets April 30 Vote for Jared Isaacman’s NASA Administrator Nomination The Launch Pad · 23 Apr 2025 US Senate Committee Sets April 30 Vote for Jared Isaacman’s NASA Administrator Nomination