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Artemis II Orion Mission Evaluation Room Team During Splashdown

B-roll of the Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team working during Orion’s Splashdown, on April 10, 2026, from the Orion MER inside Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during the Artemis II mission.

NASA’s 777 Aircraft Returns Home with Science Flights on the Horizon

3 Min Read NASA’s 777 Aircraft Returns Home with Science Flights on the Horizon After heavy structural modifications in Waco, Texas, NASA’s 777 aircraft returns to Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credits: NASA/Ryan Hill NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications as it transforms from a [...]

By |2026-04-22T16:29:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Targets Early September for Roman Space Telescope Launch

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is photographed in the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The observatory is on track for delivery to the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in June and launch as soon as early September.NASA/Scott Wiessinger NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman [...]

By |2026-04-22T13:46:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Astronaut Anil Menon to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission

NASA astronaut Anil Menon participates in a spacewalk training session at NASA’s Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas, ahead of his upcoming mission to the International Space Station. NASA/David DeHoyos NASA will host a news conference at 1:45 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 29, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to [...]

By |2026-04-22T12:29:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

DNA Research on Station Promoting Cancer Therapies, Radiation Repair

NASA astronaut Chris Williams configures research hardware inside a portable glovebag for a biotechnology investigation exploring how bacteria affect heart tissue in the microgravity environment.NASA/Jessica Meir More biotechnology research was underway aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday taking advantage of the microgravity environment to boost knowledge about the properties of DNA and DNA-like nanomaterials. [...]

By |2026-04-22T12:24:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Night and (Earth) Day

NASA This image, released in celebration of Earth Day, shows the terminator – the line between night and day – on Earth. The Artemis II astronauts captured this view on April 2, 2026, during their journey to the Moon. NASA science improves life on Earth every day. The agency provides insights on our home planet [...]

By |2026-04-22T11:14:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Advancing Earth Observation at NASA Since Release of Earthrise Photo

Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us 6 min read Advancing Earth Observation at NASA Since [...]

By |2026-04-22T09:38:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap

A view of Earth taken by an Artemis II astronaut from one of the Orion spacecraft’s windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. The image features two auroras (top right and bottom left), and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. Venus is shown on the [...]

By |2026-04-21T21:55:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target

Curiosity NavigationCuriosity HomeMission OverviewWhere is Curiosity?Mission UpdatesScienceOverviewInstrumentsHighlightsExploration GoalsNews and FeaturesMultimediaCuriosity Raw ImagesImagesVideosAudioMosaicsMore ResourcesMars MissionsMars Sample ReturnMars Perseverance RoverMars Curiosity RoverMAVENMars Reconnaissance OrbiterMars OdysseyMore Mars MissionsMars Home 3 min read Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Right Navigation [...]

By |2026-04-21T20:33:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Invites Media to Jordan Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

Credit: NASA The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 23, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador Dina Kawar of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and U.S. Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International [...]

By |2026-04-21T17:30:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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