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NASA Citizen Science Toolkit for Librarians

2 min read NASA Citizen Science Toolkit for Librarians Librarians: NASA Citizen Science has something for you! Our new Toolkit for Librarians can help you share NASA citizen science opportunities with your patrons and community members. Rural and urban libraries, informal educators, youth group leaders, and retirement community coordinators can all benefit from this [...]

By |2025-11-24T12:52:00-05:00November 24th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

City Lights and Atmospheric Glow

JAXA/Kimiya Yui JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui captured this photo of southern Europe and the northwestern Mediterranean coast from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above Earth on Aug. 30, 2025. At left, the Po Valley urban corridor in Italy shines with the metropolitan areas of Milan and Turin [...]

By |2025-11-24T12:13:00-05:00November 24th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Overview Effect: Astronaut Perspectives from 25 Years in Low Earth Orbit

To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our home planet from above, countless NASA astronauts have described feeling awed by the astonishing sight and a profound shift in perspective that followed. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick points his camera [...]

By |2025-11-23T18:00:00-05:00November 23rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Dione and Rhea Ring Transit

Photo of the Day Seen to the left of Saturn's banded planetary disk, small icy moons Dione and Rhea are caught passing in front of the gas giant's extensive ring system in this sharp telescopic snapshot. The remarkable image was recorded on November 20, when Saturn's rings were nearly edge-on when viewed from planet [...]

By |2025-11-22T15:44:29-05:00November 22nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Awards Liquid Hydrogen Supply Contracts

Credit: NASA NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to approximately 36,952,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency. The NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid Hydrogen awards are firm-fixed-price requirements contracts that include multiple firm-fixed-price delivery [...]

By |2025-11-21T16:15:00-05:00November 21st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3I/ATLAS: A View from Planet Earth

Photo of the Day Now outbound after its perihelion or closest approach to the Sun on October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar object to pass through our fair Solar System. Its greenish coma and faint tails are seen against a background of stars in the constellation Virgo in this view [...]

By |2025-11-21T15:44:25-05:00November 21st, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Week Wraps with Fluid Physics, Stem Cell Research as New Crew Preps Begin

The Canadarm2 robotic arm releases Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft after it was installed on the Earth-facing port of the Unity module on Sept. 18, 2025.NASA Expedition 73 wrapped up the work week continuing to study fluid physics and stem cells, preparing for next week’s new crew arrival, and unpacking a U.S. cargo spacecraft. [...]

By |2025-11-21T15:23:00-05:00November 21st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth

Explore This Section Science Science Activation 10 Years of Students Helping… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   3 min read 10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth Students from 71 Classrooms engaged with NASA scientists to learn about [...]

By |2025-11-21T13:25:00-05:00November 21st, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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