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Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II

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

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 [...]

Icy Hudson River

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

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) [...]

NASA Conducts Repairs, Analysis Ahead of Next Artemis II Fueling Test

By |2026-02-08T20:06:00-05:00February 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

The full Moon rises behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as seen from Titusville, Fla. NASA/John Kraus Since concluding a wet dress rehearsal Feb. 3 ahead of Artemis II, technicians have replaced two seals [...]

Artemis II AVATAR Processing Cutdown v2

By |2026-02-06T17:44:16-05:00February 6th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Mission Verification Test (MVT) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) AVATAR (A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response) payload, marking a critical milestone ahead of the Artemis II launch. This test validated system performance as designed to confirm mission readiness.

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction

By |2026-02-04T18:05:00-05:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 2 min [...]

NASA, University of Texas Expand Research and Workforce Development

By |2026-02-04T17:10:00-05:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the University of Texas System (UT System) announced the signing of a collaborative Space Act Agreement on Jan. 9, 2026. The agreement expands research and workforce development partnership opportunities across NASA centers and UT System facilities. NASA’s Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche and University of Texas System [...]

Tracking Glacial Change with Landsat and Radar 

By |2026-02-04T09:00:00-05:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Landsat Navigation Landsat Home Missions Landsat Next Landsat 9 Landsat 8 Landsat 7 Landsat 6 Landsat 5 Landsat 4 Landsat 3 Landsat 2 Landsat 1 News Latest News People of Landsat Q&As Newsletter Publications Data Overview Cal/Val Open Data Benefits Overview Agriculture & Food Security Disaster Management Ecosystems & Biodiversity Energy Resources Forest Management [...]

Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: NASA Discusses Initial Results

By |2026-02-03T16:36:00-05:00February 3rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA conducted a news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, to discuss initial findings from the recently completed Artemis II wet dress rehearsal test. Participants included: Amit Kshatriya, NASA Associate Administrator Lori Glaze, Moon to Mars Program Manager Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis Launch Director, NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems John Honeycutt, Chair, Artemis II Mission Management Team [...]

NASA Space to Soil Challenge

By |2026-02-03T10:12:00-05:00February 3rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/JPL-Caltech Rapid advances in commercial space, artificial intelligence, and edge computing are transforming what is possible for Earth observation. By pushing more intelligence onboard, missions can move from passively collecting data to actively interpreting and responding to changing surface conditions in near-real time, enabling more targeted observations and dramatically improving the value of data returned [...]

Sun sets on Full Artemis II Stack at Launch Pad 39B Anamorphic

By |2026-02-03T05:44:13-05:00February 3rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The sun is seen setting behind NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 31, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of [...]

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