The fully-integrated LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) ready for environmental testing. A small suitcase-size instrument suite built at NASA Goddard, LEMS is designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of the seismic environment at the Moon, including surface motion caused by moonquakes and meteorite impacts in the lunar south polar region. NASA Goddard NASA [...]
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir conducts a spacewalk on Aug. 6, 2026, to help build a modification kit on the International Space Station’s Starboard 6 truss segment where a roll out solar array is slated to be installed later this year. Credit: NASA Vein scans and spacesuit checks were the top duties for the Expediton75 crew [...]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The central star’s remains are responsible for the nebula’s structure, including a lion face-shaped bubble of ionized gas and dust “mane.”Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Observing across the starry [...]
4 Min Read NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals new details about the star formation region known as 30 Doradus, or the [...]
4 Min Read Building the Moon Base: NASA Stories at the Ion Shatel Bhakta, principal systems engineer for NASA’s Moon Base Program, gives a presentation during NASA Stories at the Ion in Houston on July 30, 2026. Credits: NASA/Sumer Loggins Shatel Bhakta, principal systems engineer for NASA’s Moon Base Program, gives a presentation during NASA Stories [...]
International Space Station Expedition 74 astronauts (from left) Chris Williams, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Jessica Meir inside the space station’s cupola waiting to observe the Orion spacecraft—with the Artemis II crew inside—as it reenters Earth’s atmosphere.NASA The International Space Station has been busy throughout 2026, as it continues to be a bustling workspace for [...]
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Six [...]
Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA and Jessica Meir of NASA pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. Adenot was trying on a spacesuit to verify its comfort, mobility, and functionality with assistance from Meir.Credit: ESA/Sophie Adenot The next spacewalk outside the International Space Station is set to take place on Tuesday, [...]
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Community College Instructors… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 2 min read Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century Students studying the celestial sphere at Jackson College, Michigan. Credit: Steven Tuckey Teaching the beautiful and inspirational science of astronomy using only the [...]
