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NASA Invites Proposals to Lease Land Parcels at Sandusky Facility

By |2026-03-03T13:29:00-05:00March 3rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Space Environments Complex at NASA’s Glenn Research Center at Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, shown here in September 2024. Armstrong Test Facility sits on 6,400 acres of land.Credit: NASA/Jordan Salkin NASA’s Glenn Research Center is seeking proposals to lease select land parcels at its Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Proposals [...]

What’s Up: March 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

By |2026-03-02T15:45:00-05:00March 2nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network A total lunar eclipse glows red, Venus and Saturn get close, and we ring in the vernal equinox A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes centre stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for a [...]

Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon

By |2026-02-27T13:48:00-05:00February 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA/Michael Rushing Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator is part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to produce oxygen from simulated lunar regolith for use at the Moon’s south pole. For this test, the team integrated the solar concentrator, mirrors, and software [...]

JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward

By |2026-02-26T15:23:00-05:00February 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward PIA26706 Credits: Proteus Space Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads PIA26706 Figure A JPEG (82.95 KB) PIA26706 Animation MOV (3.33 MB) Description With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s [...]

Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture

By |2026-02-26T12:47:00-05:00February 26th, 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 [...]

Inside Project Hail Mary

By |2026-02-26T12:19:00-05:00February 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA/Dan Goods NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026. Actors Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller, screenwriter Drew Goddard, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and producer and writer of the “Project Hail [...]

Making an Entrance

By |2026-02-25T14:44:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting [...]

Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra

By |2026-02-25T12:26:00-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

6 Min Read Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight : Six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released [day of week] will help commemorate [...]

New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

By |2026-02-24T14:48:00-05:00February 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 min read New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United States hurried to photograph the solar eclipse with the latest, greatest equipment, capturing groundbreaking images of the Sun’s corona. Now, the Eclipse [...]

Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra

By |2026-02-23T15:07:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

7 Min Read Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. HD 61005 in X-ray, infrared, and optical light, unlabeled.X-ray: NASA/CXC/John Hopkins Univ./C.M. Lisse et al.; Infrared: [...]

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