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NASA Welcomes San Marino Signing the Artemis Accords  

By |2026-09-25T15:53:00-04:00September 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Minister of Industry and Technological Research Rossano Fabbri signed on behalf of San Marino. Gregory Mann, NASA Europe representative, and U.S. Consul General in Florence Joseph Tordella participated in the event on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.Credit: U.S. Department of State The Republic of San Marino became the 76th signatory to the Artemis Accords during a [...]

NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of Launch

By |2026-09-25T15:36:00-04:00September 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering in space. NASA is working to change that paradigm. Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently completed a rigorous series of environmental and physical tests on a new small satellite designed to make spaceflight safer [...]

NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class

By |2026-09-23T16:09:00-04:00September 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program. “The PRIMA [...]

Risks of Decompression Sickness and Venous Thromboembolism during Spaceflight and Patent Foramen Ovale Implications

By |2026-09-22T15:19:00-04:00September 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Top Row (from left to right): Michael Stenger, Joe Dervay, Steve Piper, Dave Francisco, Craig Kutz, Matthew Makowski, Alex Garbino, Hiroki Bochimoto, Doug Ebert, James Locke, Raffi Kuyumjian. Bottom Row (from left to right): Mark Crowther, Stephan Moll, Doug Ebersole, Mike Gernhardt, David Southerland, [...]

APOD: 2026 September 22 – Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun

By |2026-09-22T00:05:00-04:00September 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 22 –… 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. Chance Triple [...]

Perseverance’s View of ‘Turquoise Bay’

By |2026-09-21T15:17:00-04:00September 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read Perseverance’s View of ‘Turquoise Bay’ PIA26815 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Perseverance’s View of… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this 360-degree panorama of “Turquoise Bay,” a geologic area of interest in the “Margin [...]

NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

By |2026-09-18T15:56:00-04:00September 18th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha and Ambassador of the Republic of Albania [...]

New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration

By |2026-09-14T15:00:00-04:00September 14th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA has selected 12 new investigations to help support human explorers in space. Six will help advance the ability to produce food off-planet, while another six advance the understanding of how unique conditions associated with space exploration can impact the health and physiology of astronauts.   The six food-focused investigations, supported by the agency’s Space [...]

NASA’s Life-Saving Technology Where Cell Signals Can’t Go

By |2026-09-10T16:12:00-04:00September 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 Min Read NASA’s Life-Saving Technology Where Cell Signals Can’t Go Rescued after more than four hours in the water, Easton Barrett (center, red shorts) and his friend were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard thanks to a personal locator beacon (PLB). The devise sends a distress signal to satellites that are relayed [...]

NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract

By |2026-09-09T16:11:00-04:00September 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA A NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract has been awarded by the agency to Relativity Space Inc., and its Terran R launch service in accordance with the contract’s on-ramp provision. The Terran R launch service will be available to NASA’s launch services to use for future missions. The NLS II contracts are multiple-award, [...]

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