3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA has been taking pictures of the Moon for decades, collecting a wealth of data. This false-color picture is a composite of 15 images of the Moon taken through three color filters on NASA’s Galileo solid-state imaging system.Credit: NASA The barren lunar landscape has some [...]

6 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This article is for students grades 5-8. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory. The telescope will scan large sections of space. Roman will help astronomers answer questions about dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, and more. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope [...]

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4 min read NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature. This artist’s concept depicts magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408, a rapidly rotating [...]

An American flag is seen in front of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of the historic Artemis II test flight. NASA will host a news conference at NASA Kennedy on Friday, Aug. 14, to highlight American leadership in space [...]

7 Min Read NASA Johnson Interns Shaping the Future of Exploration  NASA’s Johnson Space Center interns pose for a group photo in the Teague Auditorium in Houston. From left are Macie Landon, John Graham Reynolds, and Morgan Gridley.  Credits: NASA/Sumer Loggins NASA interns at Johnson Space Center are applying their talents to real-world projects while working alongside the [...]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 30 – Red Sun… 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. [...]

A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees.Credit: NASA The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve aerospace technologies in areas ranging from the exploration of the solar system to understanding the universe. The 18 NIAC Phase I [...]

Technicians and engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida use a crane to lift the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to a specialized work stand June 26, 2026, as the mission prepares to launch nine months ahead of schedule. The Roman Space Telescope will offer a field of view at least 100 times [...]

Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) grade 3 with peripheral echogenicity.NASA/Pavela NASA/SP-20260005258/REV1 – NASA Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Spaceflight – Outcomes of Working Group Meeting – April 2026 In April 2026, NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) initiated a working group to review updated VTE case information, additional data gathered revealing altered [...]