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Cardiac and Psychology Research on Station as Crew-12 Adjusts Launch Date

This mosaic taken on Dec. 8, 2021, depicts the International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Dragon during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module on Nov. 8, 2021.NASA NASA and SpaceX have completed a weather review and have waived off Crew-12’s Thursday, Feb. 12, [...]

By |2026-02-10T11:50:00-05:00February 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Core Survey by NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Universe’s Dark Side

The broadest planned survey by NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal hundreds of millions of galaxies scattered across the cosmos. After Roman launches as soon as this fall, scientists will use these sparkly beacons to study the universe’s shadowy underpinnings: dark matter and dark energy. “We set out to build the ultimate [...]

By |2026-02-10T10:00:00-05:00February 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Hubble Captures Light Show Around Rapidly Dying Star

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 [...]

By |2026-02-10T10:00:00-05:00February 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA, SpaceX Target Friday for Crew-12 Launch Due to Weather

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 13, for launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Mission teams completed a weather review Tuesday morning and have waived off the Thursday, Feb. 12, launch opportunity due to forecast [...]

By |2026-02-10T08:13:00-05:00February 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission

jsc2026e004045 (Oct. 17, 2025) — The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, Commander and Pilot respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist [...]

By |2026-02-09T17:14:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Completes Dry Dress Rehearsal

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 launch. The Crew-12 mission will send NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA [...]

By |2026-02-09T14:55:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Expedition 74 Works Research Gear, Soyuz Training as NASA Adjusts Crew-12 Launch Date

The first rays of an orbital sunrise illuminate Earth’s atmosphere in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean at approximately 2:52 a.m. local time.NASA Expedition 74 began the week setting up pharmaceutical and exercise research hardware continuing ongoing studies to advance human [...]

By |2026-02-09T13:22:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II

A composite image shows the International Space Station as it transits the Moon. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel KowskyNASA/Joel Kowsky Have you ever heard the saying, “You have to learn how to walk before you can run?” The same can be true in human space exploration. To push capabilities further and ensure safe, successful missions, NASA must [...]

By |2026-02-09T11:00:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Icy Hudson River

Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey During a stretch of frigid weather in late January 2026, ice choked the Hudson River along Manhattan’s western shore. The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured this image of the wintry landscape around midday on Jan. 28. This image uses representational color to distinguish ice (light blue) [...]

By |2026-02-09T10:55:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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