Photo of the Day Inside the head of this interstellar monster is a star that is slowly destroying it. The huge monster, actually an inanimate series of pillars of gas and dust, measures light years in length. The in-head star is not itself visible through the opaque interstellar dust but is bursting out partly [...]
The Roscosmos Progress 95 cargo spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to resupply the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station.NASA+ The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 95 spacecraft is safely in orbit and headed to the International Space Station following its launch at 6:21 p.m. EDT (3:21 a.m. Baikonur time Sunday, April 26) on a Soyuz rocket from the [...]
The Progress 93 cargo craft launches on Sept. 11, 2025, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to resupply the crew aboard the International Space Station.NASA+ NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a [...]
Photo of the Day Sunlit arms of a crescent moon seem to embrace the faint lunar night side in this dramatic celestial view from planet Earth. The single telephoto exposure tracking the sky was captured on the night of April 19, when a two day old Moon was near perigee in its elliptical orbit. [...]
Clockwise from left: Astronauts Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir, Sophie Adenot, and Chris Williams celebrate a shipment of fresh food, including oranges, apples, onions, and peppers, delivered aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Chris WilliamsNASA/Chris Williams The Progress 95 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos stands atop its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan [...]
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni Peter Rossoni in an optical lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts (MIT-LL) Credits: MIT-LL Listen to this audio excerpt from Peter Rossoni, Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System flight manager: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio [...]
NASA, ESA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in an image released on April 20, 2026. The colors in Hubble’s visible light image, which marks the 36th anniversary of the [...]
NASA astronauts (from left) Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir are photographed on Jan. 12, 2026, in their pressure suits and inside the Dragon spacecraft during the Crew Equipment Interface Test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The goal of the training is to rehearse launch day activities and get a close look at the [...]
8 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) For 10 years, a NASA initiative has helped the agency produce breakthrough aeronautical innovations while fostering the aviation workforce of tomorrow – and the University Leadership Initiative (ULI) is still flying high, making awards with the potential to change 21st century air travel. Through ULI, NASA [...]
The 2026 award recipients at the 69th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner at the Washington Hilton on March 13, 2026. National Space Club & Foundation The National Space Club & Foundation announced its annual award recipients March 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Two dedicated leaders from NASA’s Johnson Space Center were recognized for their contributions to [...]
