NASA has selected Rocket Lab to provide the launch service for both the agency’s PolSIR (Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer) and Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) missions. The two selections are part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the agency to award fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity [...]
NASA, ESA, CSA, Adam Smercina (STScI, Tufts), Thomas Williams (University of Manchester); Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Webb’s new view of M82, added to archival data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, gives us a more complete picture of [...]
This illustration depicts the Sun-like star TOI-791 and two giant planets that NASA’s TESS space telescope discovered in its orbit. These planets, designated TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, are roughly the size of Jupiter but a tiny fraction of its mass, meaning they have an extraordinarily low density. NASA / Daniel Rutter Data from NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has revealed two new “super-puff” [...]
Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez speaks at the Ion in Houston on May 28, 2026. Seven weeks after the Orion spacecraft returned four astronauts from humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon since Apollo, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez reflected on the mission’s achievements and how it is shaping NASA’s return to the lunar surface and future missions to Mars. Introduced by NASA’s [...]
Representación digital de la región del Polo Sur lunar. Los puntos de luz brillantes esparcidos por la superficie lunar representan los componentes en superficie que apoyan las operaciones sostenidas con seres humanos y robots cerca del Polo Sur.Crédito: NASA Lea esta nota de prensa en inglés aquí.El administrador de la NASA, Jared Isaacman, ofrecerá una [...]
Artist’s rendering of the Moon’s 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.Credit: NASA NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 30, to share updates to NASA’s plans to build [...]
NASA/Amber Jean Notvest In this June 21, 2026, photo, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge. After offloading and transportation to the spaceport’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Roman will undergo processing ahead of launch, targeted no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Named [...]
2 Min Read NASA’s HiRISE Captures Perseverance Marking a Milestone on Mars PIA26726 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s HiRISE Captures… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s HiRISE Captures Perseverance Marking a Milestone on Mars JPEG (492.31 KB) PIA26726 Figure A PNG (12.89 MB) [...]
6 Min Read Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman This image by ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid (with color added using ground-based images) provides an earlier snapshot of a region of our galaxy that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will repeatedly observe during the upcoming years. Credits: [...]
5 Min Read Career Spotlight: Electrician (Ages 14-18) What does an electrician do? Electricity powers the world, and electricians are the ones who get it where it needs to go. An electrician is an expert who is trained to make sure electrical systems and equipment are installed safely and working correctly. Electricians are involved [...]
