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Fireflies, Meteors, and Milky Way

Photo of the Day Taken on July 29 and July 30, a registered and stacked series of exposures creates this dreamlike view of a northern summer night. Multiple firefly flashes streak across the foreground as the luminous Milky Way arcs above the horizon in the Sierra de Órganos national park of central Mexico, The [...]

By |2025-08-02T13:44:25-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Hatches Open, Crew-11 Enters Station and Joins Expedition 73

The four Crew-11 members are greeted by the seven-member Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station.NASA+ At 3:46 a.m. EDT, hatches opened between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. NASA’s live coverage continues through the welcome ceremony on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including [...]

By |2025-08-02T04:22:00-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

Crew-11 Docks to Station Aboard SpaceX Dragon

The International Space Station is viewed from the SpaceX Dragon during its approach carrying four NASA SpaceX Crew-11 members.NASA+ NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov arrived at the International Space Station as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the orbiting complex [...]

By |2025-08-02T02:33:00-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

Crew-11 Approaching Station for a Docking Live on NASA+

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission trains for their trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida on July 3, 2025. From left, Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui.SpaceX NASA’s live arrival coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is underway on NASA+ as NASA astronauts Zena Cardman [...]

By |2025-08-02T00:35:00-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

NASA+ Begins Crew-11 Coverage at 12:30 AM ET Saturday, Aug. 2

The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft approaches the International Space Station carrying the NASA’s Crew-10 mission on March 15, 2025.NASA NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members continue making their way to the International Space Station with docking now targeted about 2:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 2. The agency’s live mission coverage will resume on NASA+ at 12:30 [...]

By |2025-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

Helio Highlights: July 2025

Explore This Section Science Uncategorized Helio Highlights: July… Home Framework for Heliophysics Education About Helio Big Idea 1.1 Helio Big Idea 1.2 Helio Big Idea 1.3 Helio Big Idea 2.1 Helio Big Idea 2.2 Helio Big Idea 2.3 Helio Big Idea 3.1 Helio Big Idea 3.2 Helio Big Idea 3.3 Helio Missions Helio Topics [...]

By |2025-08-01T16:58:00-04:00August 1st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NUBE: New Card Game Helps Learners Identify Cloud Types Through Play

Explore This Section Science For Educators NUBE: New Card Game Helps… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   4 min read NUBE: New Card Game Helps Learners Identify Cloud Types Through Play Different clouds types can have different effects on our weather and climate, which [...]

By |2025-08-01T14:09:00-04:00August 1st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 1, 2025. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are aboard the spacecraft. After [...]

By |2025-08-01T13:32:00-04:00August 1st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Europa Clipper’s radar instrument received echoes of its very-high-frequency radar signals that bounced off Mars and were processed to develop this radargram. What looks like a skyline is the outline of the topography beneath the spacecraft.NASA/JPL-Caltech/UT-Austin The agency’s largest interplanetary probe tested its radar [...]

By |2025-08-01T13:18:00-04:00August 1st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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