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Asperitas Clouds Over New Zealand

By |2025-08-17T13:44:25-04:00August 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What kind of clouds are these? Although their cause is presently unknown, such unusual atmospheric structures, as menacing as they might seem, do not appear to be harbingers of meteorological doom. Formally recognized as a distinct cloud type only last year, asperitas clouds can be stunning in appearance, unusual in [...]

NASA-Developed Printable Metal Can Take the Heat

By |2025-08-15T16:13:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) GRX-810 is a new metal alloy developed by NASA for 3D printing parts that can withstand the extreme temperatures of rocket engines, allowing affordable printing of high-heat parts.NASA Until now, additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, of engine components was limited by the [...]

Human Rating and NASA-STD-3001

By |2025-08-15T14:34:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Human-rating is a critical certification process that validates the safety, reliability, and suitability of space systems—including orbiters, launch vehicles, rovers, spacesuits, habitats, and other crewed elements—for human use and interaction. This process ensures that systems are designed not only to protect human life but also [...]

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in Minnesota

By |2025-08-15T14:32:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission pose for a photo during a training session.Credit: SpaceX NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman will connect with students in Minnesota as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11 a.m. EDT on [...]

Countdown to Space Station’s Silver Jubilee with Silver Research

By |2025-08-15T12:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

On January 7, 2021, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins serviced samples for Bacterial Adhesion and Corrosion. This investigation looked at how spaceflight affects the formation of microbial biofilms and tested a silver-based disinfectant.NASA This November marks a quarter century of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, which has served as a springboard for developing a low Earth economy [...]

Spacewalk Pop-Up

By |2025-08-15T11:03:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Former NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough is photographed as he left the airlock hatch during a spacewalk on Jan. 13, 2017. Kimbrough performed nine spacewalks during his three spaceflights. He retired in July 2022. Astronauts conduct spacewalks to perform maintenance on the space station, install new equipment, or deploy science experiments. These activities also inform future [...]

Crew Sets Up Space Hardware to Make Fiber Optics and Brew Lunar Sake

By |2025-08-15T10:50:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

The International Space Station soars 259 miles above Cambodia in this long-duration photograph revealing star trails, lightning storms, and the city lights of Southeast Asia streaking below.NASA Fiber manufacturing and lunar brewing wrapped up the research week aboard the International Space Station helping NASA and its international partners promote the commercialization of space. The Expedition [...]

NASA Seeks Proposals for 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge 

By |2025-08-15T10:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA now is accepting proposals from student teams for a contest to design, build, and test rovers for Moon and Mars exploration through Sept. 15. Known as the Human Exploration Rover Challenge, student rovers should be capable of traversing a course while completing mission [...]

Hubble Examines Low Brightness, High Interest Galaxy

By |2025-08-15T07:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

Summer Triangle Corner: Altair

By |2025-08-15T06:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Summer Triangle Corner: Altair A map of the asterism known as the Summer Triangle. This asterism is made up of three stars: Vega in the Lyra constellation, Altair in the Aquila constellation, and Deneb in the Cygnus constellation. Stellarium Web Altair is the last stop on our trip around the Summer [...]

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