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NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility

By |2026-04-13T10:31:00-04:00April 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us 4 Min Read NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy [...]

Hubble Spies an Active Spiral

By |2026-04-13T08:24:00-04:00April 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

La NASA da la bienvenida a la Tierra a los exploradores lunares de Artemis II, quienes batieron récords

By |2026-04-11T10:54:00-04:00April 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

La nave espacial Orion de la NASA, con los tripulantes de la misión Artemis II —los astronautas de la NASA Reid Wiseman, comandante; Victor Glover, piloto; Christina Koch, especialista de misión; y el astronauta de la CSA (Agencia Espacial Canadiense) Jeremy Hansen, especialista de misión— a bordo, retratada al amerizar a las 5:07 p.m. PDT [...]

NASA Science, Cargo Launch Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-24

By |2026-04-11T09:49:00-04:00April 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on April 11, 2026 to the International Space Station.NASA+ NASA is sending more science, technology demonstrations, and crew supplies to the International Space Station following the successful launch of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply [...]

Artemis II Splashes Down

By |2026-04-11T07:05:00-04:00April 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Bill Ingalls This image from April 10, 2026, captures NASA’s Orion spacecraft, with its parachutes deployed, seconds before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Artemis II crew accomplished many milestones on their nearly 10-day mission, surpassing the Apollo 13 record for farthest crewed spaceflight and capturing views of the far side of the Moon. Under [...]

NASA Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth 

By |2026-04-10T22:31:00-04:00April 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist aboard was seen as it splashed down at 5:07 p.m. PDT in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, Friday, April 10, 2026. NASA’s Artemis [...]

New Perspective of Home

By |2026-04-10T12:33:00-04:00April 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Seen during Artemis II’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun. The Moon’s surface appears in sharp detail in the foreground, while Earth sits much farther away, smaller and softly lit in the background. A faint reflection in the spacecraft [...]

I Am Artemis: Dan Florez

By |2026-04-09T17:45:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Dan Florez Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. At 1:47 a.m. EST November 16, 2022, as the Artemis I engines ignited, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Dan [...]

Celestial Wonders in Leo

By |2026-04-07T23:01:00-04:00April 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 Min Read Celestial Wonders in Leo Showing a large portion of M66, this Hubble photo is a composite of images obtained at visible and infrared wavelengths. The images have been combined to represent the real colors of the galaxy. Credits: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin and [...]

NASA to Host Media Call with Artemis II Crew on Way Home from Moon

By |2026-04-07T12:38:00-04:00April 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Midway through their lunar observation period on April 6, 2026, the Artemis II crew members, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, pause to turn the camera around for a selfie inside the Orion spacecraft.Credit: NASA Media will have an opportunity at 9:45 p.m. EDT on [...]

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