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New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE

By |2026-04-21T16:54:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us 1 Min Read New NASA Views of Earth, From [...]

NASA Invests in Small Businesses Innovating for Space and Earth

By |2026-04-21T15:23:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Continuing NASA’s longtime support of American industry, the agency announced its selection of more than 30 companies to develop innovative technology through its  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. With these awards, NASA is investing approximately $16.3 million in seed funding of technology solutions to benefit the agency [...]

NASA at SXSW: Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche on Why Artemis Changes Everything

By |2026-04-21T15:13:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

On March 21, 2026, NASA’s Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche took the stage at the Space House event at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, to outline NASA’s next giant leap in human spaceflight — from low Earth orbit to the Moon, and ultimately Mars.  As NASA prepares for a new era of exploration, Wyche made clear that the agency’s Artemis [...]

NASA, Organ Sharing Network UNOS to Study Faster Organ Transport

By |2026-04-21T13:56:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Mark Johnson, left, interim CEO of UNOS, and John Koelling, director of the Aeronautics Research Directorate at NASA’s Langley Research Center, shake hands during a signing ceremony marking an agreement to study drone transport for organs.Photo courtesy of UNOS Every second counts in the [...]

What Are Ames’ Contributions to Artemis II? 

By |2026-04-21T13:41:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander, left; Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of the [...]

NASA Wins Two Webby Awards, Five Webby People’s Voice Awards

By |2026-04-21T13:26:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA was recognized today by the 30th Annual Webby Awards with two Webby Awards and five Webby People’s Voice Awards, the latter of which are awarded by the voting public. Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet, The Webbys now honors excellence in 8 major media types: [...]

A Fresh Look at the Crab Nebula

By |2026-04-21T11:30:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

This image that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured of the Crab Nebula, paired with its past observations and those of other telescopes, allows astronomers to study how the supernova remnant is expanding and evolving over time.NASA, ESA, STScI, William Blair (JHU); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) This observation from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, released on [...]

NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars

By |2026-04-21T11:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie on Oct. 25, 2020, after drilling a rock sample from a spot nicknamed “Mary Anning.” After years of extensive analysis, the sample has revealed the greatest diversity of organic molecules ever found on Mars.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity [...]

NASA to Cover Progress 95 Spacecraft Launch, Docking

By |2026-04-21T10:55:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Progress 94 cargo spacecraft, loaded with nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies, nears the International Space Station ahead of its docking on March 24, 2026. Credit: NASA NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for [...]

NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments

By |2026-04-20T18:10:00-04:00April 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket launch on the agency’s Artemis II test flight, at 6:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 1 from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker Following NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers [...]

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