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Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation

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By |2026-01-16T07:49:00-05:00January 16th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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NASA Adds Two F-15 Aircraft to Support Supersonic Flight Research

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Oregon Air National Guard ground crew guides one of the NASA’s newest F-15 aircraft onto the ramp at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. The retired U.S. Air Force F-15s come from the Oregon Air National [...]

By |2026-01-15T15:58:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Plato and the Lunar Alps

Photo of the Day The dark-floored, 95 kilometer wide crater Plato and sunlit peaks of the lunar Alps (Montes Alpes) are highlighted in this this sharp telescopic snapshot of the Moon's surface. While the Alps of planet Earth were uplifted over millions of years as continental plates slowly collided, the lunar Alps were likely [...]

By |2026-01-15T15:44:27-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science

4 Min Read NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with agency astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov returned to Earth after a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. During their stay, Cardman, Fincke, and [...]

By |2026-01-15T15:37:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow

Earth (ESD)EarthExploreExplore Earth HomeAgricultureAir QualityClimate ChangeFreshwaterLife on EarthSevere StormsSnow and IceThe Global OceanScience at WorkEarth Science at WorkTechnology and InnovationPowering BusinessMultimediaImage CollectionsVideosDataFor ResearchersAbout Us 6 Min Read NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow The Landsat satellites are helping oyster farmers in Maine see which coves run warmer or cooler from space. [...]

By |2026-01-15T11:28:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Hubble’s Album of Planet-Forming Disks

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 |2026-01-15T08:13:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Returns, Splashes Down off California

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, [...]

By |2026-01-15T05:59:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Splashdown at 3:41 a.m. EST

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2025.NASA+ At 3:41 a.m. EST, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California.   This completes a stay in space of 167 days for the four-person crew. The mission returned to Earth earlier than originally planned as teams monitored a [...]

By |2026-01-15T03:46:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|
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SpaceX Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman (right) and Mike Fincke prepare for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2025.NASA+ The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov has completed its deorbit burn as expected ahead of splashdown.  Four minutes before splashdown, the drogue [...]

By |2026-01-15T03:06:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Preparing for Splashdown

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. SpaceX Live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel as NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut [...]

By |2026-01-15T02:17:00-05:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|
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