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NASA Targets Artemis II Rollback on Wednesday

A side view shows NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft on mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, [...]

By |2026-02-23T19:54:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

Expedition 74 Relaxes on Monday Following Busy Weekend

iss074e0225549 (Jan. 6, 2026) — The city lights of Türkiye sparkle 261 miles below the International Space Station in this photograph from a window aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft taken at approximately 9:24 p.m. local time. In the foreground, is a set of the orbital outpost’s main solar arrays (left) and another SpaceX Dragon spacecraft [...]

By |2026-02-23T15:08:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra

7 Min Read Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. HD 61005 in X-ray, infrared, and optical light, unlabeled.X-ray: NASA/CXC/John Hopkins Univ./C.M. Lisse et al.; Infrared: [...]

By |2026-02-23T15:07:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives

Explore This Section Science Science Activation Astronomy Activation… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science Science Activation Opportunities   5 min read Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student [...]

By |2026-02-23T15:03:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware for NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission, approaches the International Space Station on Aug. 25, 2025, for an automated docking to the Harmony module’s forward port. Credit: NASA NASA and its international partners will receive scientific research samples and hardware when a [...]

By |2026-02-23T13:47:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations

2 Min Read Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations PIA26697 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Curiosity Studies Nodules on… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations JPEG (291.85 KB) PIA26697 Figure A JPEG (291.92 KB) Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered these [...]

By |2026-02-23T12:58:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region

1 Min Read Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region PIA26693 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region PNG (171.15 MB) Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations — the low ridges [...]

By |2026-02-23T12:34:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sees Martian ‘Spiderwebs’ Up Close

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations — the low ridges seen here with hollows in between them — using its Mastcam on Sept. 26, 2025.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 [...]

By |2026-02-23T11:52:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Perseverance’s Landing

This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021.NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance Rover approaches Mars in this Feb. 18, 2020, top-down still image captured by a camera on the rover’s descent stage. Perseverance is searching for signs of ancient microbial [...]

By |2026-02-23T11:27:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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