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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report 

Credit: NASA The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges.   While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it warned that the agency’s biggest challenges stem from interconnected factors – workforce, acquisition, technical authority, budgets, and the growing complexity of human spaceflight – requiring sustained attention as missions become more [...]

By |2026-02-25T17:27:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Orion’s Preparations for Artemis II

The Orion Crew Module, also known as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), returned to NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, in January 2024 and completed an 11-month test campaign necessary for the safety and success of Artemis II. Engineers and technicians from NASA and Lockheed Martin subjected the test article to the [...]

The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope

Photo of the Day ver wonder what it would look like to crack open the Sun? The Egg Nebula, a dying Sun-like star, can unscramble this question. Pictured is a combination of several visible and infrared images of the nebula (also known as RAFGL 2688 or CRL 2688) taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. [...]

By |2026-02-25T15:44:26-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Making an Entrance

NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting [...]

By |2026-02-25T14:44:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra

6 Min Read Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight : Six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released [day of week] will help commemorate [...]

By |2026-02-25T12:26:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space

Astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) displays production bags containing probiotic yogurt cultures for the BioNutrients-3 investigation on Oct. 2, 2025, aboard the International Space Station.NASA Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. [...]

By |2026-02-25T10:58:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Human Research, Advanced Tech Keep Crew Busy Before Dragon Departs

NASA astronaut Chris Williams calls down to mission controllers during Crew Medical Officer training inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module.NASA/Jessica Meir Human research, advanced robotics, and experimental workout gear filled the schedule for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbital residents also continued packing a SpaceX Dragon [...]

By |2026-02-25T10:40:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula

Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium… 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 Webb Timeline Science Overview and Goals Early [...]

By |2026-02-25T10:00:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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