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- Building for a Better World: Norfolk Students Bring STEM to Life with NASA Partnership NASA · 17 Apr 2025 At Norfolk Technical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, carpentry students in Jordan Crawford’s first-year class aren’t just learning how to measure and cut wood—they’re discovering how their skills can serve a greater purpose...
- NASA’s Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars’ Missing Carbonate Mystery NASA · 17 Apr 2025 New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolved over time. Researchers have long believed that Mars once h...
- Bill Nye on NASA budget cuts & key space issues SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Bill's journey but quickly pivots to the proposed science budget cuts at NASA.
- NASA Announces First Mentor-Protégé Agreement Under Enhanced Program NASA · 17 Apr 2025 NASA is marking progress in strengthening the agency’s small business partnerships, supply chain resiliency, and domestic space manufacturing capabilities. Under the agency’s enhanced Mentor-Protégé Program, NASA has ann...
- NASA Supports Next Generation of Innovators NASA · 17 Apr 2025 When young minds come together to test their knowledge and creativity in technology and innovation, the results are truly inspiring. In its sixth year, Aerospace Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at East High Sc...
- Meet the Space Ops Team: Becky Brocato NASA · 17 Apr 2025 As an adventurous individual, Becky Brocato, Ph.D., has a deep curiosity for understanding the conditions of the human body, especially as it pertains to spaceflight. This passion directly translates to her role at NASA,...
- Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science NASA · 17 Apr 2025 NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that ben...
- Recognizing Employee Excellence NASA · 17 Apr 2025 Shahab Chaudhry, chief of the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) Project Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has received a 2025 NASA Program and Project Management Excellence Award. He is one of just th...
- NASA Glenn and Cleveland Cavaliers Score With STEM NASA · 17 Apr 2025 NASA’s Glenn Research Center supported Northeast Ohio STEM (NEOSTEM)’s annual Score with STEM event in collaboration with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 16 at Tower City Center in Cleveland. More than 1,500 students, t...
- Webb spots clues of black hole at heart of nearby galaxy M83 ESA · 17 Apr 2025 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered evidence that suggests the presence of a long-sought supermassive black hole at the heart of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83 (M83). This s...
- Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data NASA · 16 Apr 2025 In February, NASA’s ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data collection to processing, satellite systems continue to advance, and NASA i...
- NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Mission Overview NASA · 16 Apr 2025 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 4:15 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled with about 6,7...
- Scrub Jay at the Vehicle Assembly Building NASA · 16 Apr 2025 A scrub jay perches on a branch near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 22, 2020. Kennedy shares space with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to more...
- NASA’s Chandra Releases New 3D Models of Cosmic Objects NASA · 16 Apr 2025 New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models allow people to explore — and print — examples of stars in the early and end stages of their l...
- NASA Invites Virtual Guests to Launch of SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission NASA · 16 Apr 2025 NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission for the agency. NASA and SpaceX are targeting launch at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, April 2...
- NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Design Development NASA · 16 Apr 2025 A NASA-supported commercial space station, Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef, recently completed a human-in-the-loop testing milestone as the agency works toward developing commercial space stations in low Earth orbit. The huma...
- Going Home: NASA Retires S-3B Viking to POW/MIA Museum NASA · 16 Apr 2025 After supporting the center’s research missions for more than a decade, NASA’s S-3B Viking aircraft is moving on from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to begin a new and honorable assignment. The aircraft is hea...
- Bipartisan caucus criticizes proposed NASA science budget cuts SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2025 The bipartisan co-chairs of a congressional caucus have criticized proposed cuts in NASA’s science programs, marking the first Republican opposition in Congress to the plans.
- Sols 4509-4510: A weekend of long drives NASA · 16 Apr 2025 Written by Abigail Fraeman, Planetary Geologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, April 11, 2025 Curiosity is continuing to book it to the potential boxwork structures. The rover drove over...
- Roscosmos To Reduce Launches To ISS; NASA Crew Exchange Agreement Extended Through 2027 The Launch Pad · 15 Apr 2025 Roscosmos To Reduce Launches To ISS; NASA Crew Exchange Agreement Extended Through 2027
- NASA Aims to Fly First Quantum Sensor for Gravity Measurements NASA · 15 Apr 2025 Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, private companies, and academic institutions are developing the first space-based quantum sensor for measuring gravity. Supported by NASA’s Earth...
- Testing NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) NASA · 15 Apr 2025 NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) is loaded into the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility (XRCF) thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in this photo from Ma...
- Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission NASA · 15 Apr 2025 Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Pro...
- Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission NASA · 15 Apr 2025 NASA’s SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in April, is heading to the International Space Station with experiments that include research on whet...
- Why Do We Grow Plants in Space? NASA · 15 Apr 2025 Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many roles in our exploration of space. Plants provide us with food, with oxygen, they can recycle water and waste, and they can e...
- Michael Ciancone Builds a Lasting Legacy in Human Spaceflight NASA · 15 Apr 2025 When Michael Ciancone joined NASA in 1983, he could hardly imagine what his 40-plus-year career would entail. From honoring and preserving spaceflight history to advancing safety standards, he has undoubtedly woven his k...
- Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows Maybe NASA · 15 Apr 2025 Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar surface, the idea goes,...
- Major NASA Budget Cuts Confirmed; Science Programs Cut In Half In White House Budget The Launch Pad · 15 Apr 2025 Major NASA Budget Cuts Confirmed; Science Programs Cut In Half In White House Budget
- NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin NASA · 15 Apr 2025 Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy from an unknown place of origin. Researchers say that this runaway magnetar is the likeliest cand...
- Hubble investigates a magnetar’s birthplace ESA · 15 Apr 2025 Researchers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 was not born in a neighbouring supernova as previously thought. The birthplace of this object is now unknown, and SGR...
- NASA Kennedy Space Center To Become America's Multi User Spaceport with New NASA Plan The Launch Pad · 15 Apr 2025 NASA Kennedy Space Center To Become America's Multi User Spaceport with New NASA Plan
- In the Starlight: Tina Preyan Fuels the Future at Johnson NASA · 15 Apr 2025 Exploring the unknown and preparing for humanity’s next giant leap really works up an appetite. Thankfully, employees at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston can count on Tina Preyan to help them fuel up and stay focus...
- What Does NASA Science Do For Me? NASA · 15 Apr 2025 It is easy to forget that all of the hard work, technology, and money that NASA pours into space research actually comes back down to Earth. In fact, many of NASA’s missions and research focus on our planet! NASA also ha...
- Maryland congressmen vow to block proposed NASA science budget cuts SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2025 Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation expressed confidence that Congress will ultimately reject sharp cuts in NASA science programs proposed by the White House, citing competition with China as one factor.
- NASA Announces 31st Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners NASA · 14 Apr 2025 NASA has announced the winning student teams in the 2025 Human Exploration Rover Challenge. This year’s competition challenged teams to design, build, and test a lunar rover powered by either human pilots or remote contr...
- NASA Wallops Breaks Ground on New Causeway Bridge NASA · 14 Apr 2025 NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility commemorated the start of construction of its new Wallops Island causeway bridge during a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2025, on the island. The ceremony was held at...
- NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 32nd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival NASA · 14 Apr 2025 NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:15 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 21, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 32nd SpaceX commercial resuppl...
- NASA to Host Webinar with Small Business Administration Leadership NASA · 14 Apr 2025 NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs will host the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time at its monthly webinar for small businesses at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 16. The webinar, currently ope...
- NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter NASA · 14 Apr 2025 NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. This upcoming event represent...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Return NASA · 14 Apr 2025 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, will depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and return to Earth on Saturday, April 19. Pettit,...