2 Min Read NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone PIA26781 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone PNG (73.39 MB) Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking [...]

2 Min Read NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs PIA25629 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Curiosity Captures… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs PNG (11.91 MB) PIA25629 Figure A PNG (2.70 MB) Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars [...]

NASA A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member’s tablet. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (in blue) and Victor “Ike” Glover (in green) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen (in red) observed impact flashes and their locations, [...]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 7 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Supernova Remnant [...]

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft rests at its capture point on April 13, 2026, 12 meters from the International Space Station, as the Canadarm2 robotic arm prepares to grapple the resupply ship. Credit: NASA/Jessica Meir After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for [...]

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Artist’s rendering of the lunar South Pole region. Glowing points of light scattered across the lunar surface represent surface assets supporting sustained human and robotic operations near the South Pole.NASA As an astronaut traverses the lunar South Pole, tribocharging from walking on the lunar [...]

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is seeking Phase 1 proposals for the design and construction of the Aerospace Power Systems Laboratory. The principal purpose of this procurement is to deliver a laboratory facility to support the testing and development of power systems, with associated site work, infrastructure, and systems. The laboratory will provide [...]

NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI) Diligent sleuthing by astronomers uncovered a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet. This artist’s concept released on Oct. 5, 2026, depicts that possible explanation. The white dwarf is the “dead” core of a star that burned through all of its nuclear [...]

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The captivating shapes of wind-carved crags called yardangs are revealed in this zoomed-in crop of a broader panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on Aug. 11, 2026. Scientists are eager to learn more about how the yardang layer formed.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS A newly released panorama [...]

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