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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in Minnesota

By |2025-08-15T14:32:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission pose for a photo during a training session.Credit: SpaceX NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman will connect with students in Minnesota as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11 a.m. EDT on [...]

Countdown to Space Station’s Silver Jubilee with Silver Research

By |2025-08-15T12:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

On January 7, 2021, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins serviced samples for Bacterial Adhesion and Corrosion. This investigation looked at how spaceflight affects the formation of microbial biofilms and tested a silver-based disinfectant.NASA This November marks a quarter century of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, which has served as a springboard for developing a low Earth economy [...]

Spacewalk Pop-Up

By |2025-08-15T11:03:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Former NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough is photographed as he left the airlock hatch during a spacewalk on Jan. 13, 2017. Kimbrough performed nine spacewalks during his three spaceflights. He retired in July 2022. Astronauts conduct spacewalks to perform maintenance on the space station, install new equipment, or deploy science experiments. These activities also inform future [...]

NASA Seeks Proposals for 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge 

By |2025-08-15T10:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA now is accepting proposals from student teams for a contest to design, build, and test rovers for Moon and Mars exploration through Sept. 15. Known as the Human Exploration Rover Challenge, student rovers should be capable of traversing a course while completing mission [...]

Hubble Examines Low Brightness, High Interest Galaxy

By |2025-08-15T07:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

Summer Triangle Corner: Altair

By |2025-08-15T06:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Summer Triangle Corner: Altair A map of the asterism known as the Summer Triangle. This asterism is made up of three stars: Vega in the Lyra constellation, Altair in the Aquila constellation, and Deneb in the Cygnus constellation. Stellarium Web Altair is the last stop on our trip around the Summer [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4627-4628: A Ridge Stop in the Boxworks

By |2025-08-14T20:39:00-04:00August 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 2 min [...]

NASA Seeks Industry Feedback on Fission Surface Power

By |2025-08-14T18:34:00-04:00August 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Credit: NASA As part of the agency’s initiative to return humanity to the Moon and eventually send the first astronaut – an American – to Mars, NASA is surveying industry for interest and feedback on a fission surface power system, through a Request for Information issued Thursday. Earlier this month, NASA declared its intent to [...]

Astronauts Plant Seed Pillows in New Space Agriculture Study

By |2025-08-14T14:40:00-04:00August 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

A member of the space crop production team prepares materials for Veggie seed pillows inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA/Cory S Huston When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter in space farming: the latest VEG-03 [...]

After Storied 34 Year Career, Steve Platnick Retires from NASA

By |2025-08-14T13:14:00-04:00August 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Dr. Steven “Steve” Platnick stepped down from his role at NASA on August 8, 2025, after more than three decades of public service. Steve began his career at NASA as a physical scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center in 2002. He moved to the Earth Science Division in 2009, where he has served in various [...]

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