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Wednesday Boasted Health Scans in Space and More Dragon Cargo Stowage and Advanced Science Experiments for the Expedition 73 Crew

By |2025-05-14T15:44:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers is pictured at the controls of the robotics workstation in the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. Ayers was monitoring the release of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm ending a seven-and-a-half-month mission at the orbital lab.NASA The International [...]

NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference

By |2025-05-14T15:09:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu [...]

NASA, Partners Adjust Summer 2025 Space Station Flight Planning

By |2025-05-14T14:27:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

NASA After reviewing the International Space Station flight schedule, NASA and its partners are shifting launch opportunities for several upcoming missions. The schedule adjustments provide more time to finalize mission plans, spacecraft readiness, and logistics. The new targeted no-earlier-than-launch opportunities, pending operational readiness, are: Axiom Mission 4: 9:11 a.m. EDT, Sunday, June 8 NASA’s SpaceX [...]

NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars

By |2025-05-14T14:08:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion of gas and magnetic energy that carries with it large amounts of solar energetic particles. This [...]

NASA’s Magellan Mission Reveals Possible Tectonic Activity on Venus

By |2025-05-14T14:06:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) New research suggests vast surface features on Venus called coronae continue to be shaped by tectonic processes. Observations of these features from NASA’s Magellan mission include, clockwise from top left, Artemis Corona, Quetzalpetlatl Corona, Bahet Corona, and Fotla Corona.NASA/JPL-Caltech Using archival data from the [...]

Hubble Pinpoints Young Stars in Spiral Galaxy

By |2025-05-14T14:05:00-04:00May 14th, 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 [...]

NASA Studies Reveal Hidden Secrets About Interiors of Moon, Vesta

By |2025-05-14T11:08:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept shows the Moon’s hot interior and volcanism about 2 to 3 billion years ago. It is thought that volcanic activity on the lunar near side (the side facing Earth) helped create a landscape dominated by vast plains called mare, which are [...]

Another First: NASA Webb Identifies Frozen Water in Young Star System

By |2025-05-14T11:00:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Webb Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Science Overview and Goals Early Universe Galaxies Over Time Star Lifecycle Other Worlds Observatory Overview Launch Deployment [...]

NGC 1360: The Robin’s Egg Nebula

By |2025-05-14T09:09:05-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day This pretty nebula lies some 1,500 light-years away, its shape and color in this telescopic view reminiscent of a robin's egg. The cosmic cloud spans about 3 light-years, nestled securely within the boundaries of the southern constellation of the Furnace (Fornax). Recognized as a planetary nebula, egg-shaped NGC 1360 doesn't [...]

NASA Glenn Showcases Stirling Engine Technology at Piston Powered Auto-Rama

By |2025-05-14T08:10:00-04:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

During the Piston Powered Auto-Rama at the I-X Center in Cleveland on Monday, March 31, 2025, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Salvadore Oriti, right, discusses the technology behind free-piston Stirling cycle machines. Credit: NASA/Kristin Jansen  NASA Glenn Research Center’s work in power and propulsion was on full display at the Piston Powered Auto-Rama at the I-X [...]

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