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NASA to Brief Media on New Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield

By |2025-07-10T15:19:00-04:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission will help scientists understand an explosive process called magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Credit: University of Iowa/Andy Kale NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 17, to share information about the agency’s upcoming Tandem Reconnection and [...]

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun

By |2025-07-10T14:05:00-04:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

7 min read NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun KEY POINTS NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken the closest ever images to the Sun, captured just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface. The new close-up images show features in the solar wind, the constant stream of electrically charged subatomic particles [...]

Meet Mineral Mappers Flying NASA Tech Out West

By |2025-07-10T13:14:00-04:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA instruments and aircraft are helping identify potential sources of critical minerals across vast swaths of California, Nevada, and other Western states. Pilots gear up to reach altitudes about twice as high as those of a cruising passenger jet.NASA NASA and the U.S. Geological [...]

NASA’s Webb Scratches Beyond Surface of Cat’s Paw for 3rd Anniversary

By |2025-07-10T10:00:00-04:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Webb Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Science Overview and Goals Early Universe Galaxies Over Time Star Lifecycle Other Worlds Observatory Overview Launch Deployment [...]

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Team Installs Observatory’s Solar Panels

By |2025-07-10T10:00:00-04:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

On June 14 and 16, technicians installed solar panels onto NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, one of the final steps in assembling the observatory. Collectively called the Solar Array Sun Shield, these panels will power and shade the observatory, enabling all the mission’s observations and helping keep the instruments cool. [...]

NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Efforts

By |2025-07-09T15:10:00-04:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The high-altitude WB-57 aircraft departed July 8, 2025, from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, headed to the Texas Hill Country. The aircraft will use the DyNAMITE (Day/Night Airborne Motion Imager for Terrestrial Environments) sensor system to take video mosaics of the area to assist [...]

Smarter Searching: NASA AI Makes Science Data Easier to Find

By |2025-07-09T14:52:00-04:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Smarter Searching: NASA AI Makes Science Data Easier to Find Image snapshot taken from NASA Worldview of NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission on March 15, 2025 showing heavy rain across the southeastern U.S. with an overlay of the GCMD Keyword Recommender for Earth Science, Atmosphere, Precipitation, Droplet Size. NASA Worldview [...]

Anatomy of a Space Shuttle

By |2025-07-09T14:36:00-04:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

This illustration shows the parts of a space shuttle orbiter. About the same size and weight as a DC-9 aircraft, the orbiter contains the pressurized crew compartment (which can normally carry up to seven crew members), the cargo bay, and the three main engines mounted on its aft end.NASA This 2001 illustration labels important parts [...]

“Hubble at 35 Years” Symposium Explores Insights from Hubble’s Past

By |2025-07-09T14:16:00-04:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

As Hubble marks three and a half decades of scientific breakthroughs and technical resilience, the “Hubble at 35 Years” symposium offers a platform to reflect on the mission’s historical, operational, and scientific legacy. Hubble’s trajectory—from early challenges to becoming a symbol of American scientific ingenuity—presents valuable lessons in innovation, collaboration, and crisis response. Bringing together [...]

NASA, International Astronauts Answer Questions from Florida Students

By |2025-07-09T13:48:00-04:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The seven-member Expedition 73 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module.Credit: NASA Students in Big Pine Key, Florida, will have the chance to have NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 10:05 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 14, NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers and JAXA [...]

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