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What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission

By |2026-02-09T17:14:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

jsc2026e004045 (Oct. 17, 2025) — The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, Commander and Pilot respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist [...]

Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II

By |2026-02-09T11:00:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

A composite image shows the International Space Station as it transits the Moon. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel KowskyNASA/Joel Kowsky Have you ever heard the saying, “You have to learn how to walk before you can run?” The same can be true in human space exploration. To push capabilities further and ensure safe, successful missions, NASA must [...]

Icy Hudson River

By |2026-02-09T10:55:00-05:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey During a stretch of frigid weather in late January 2026, ice choked the Hudson River along Manhattan’s western shore. The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured this image of the wintry landscape around midday on Jan. 28. This image uses representational color to distinguish ice (light blue) [...]

NASA Conducts Repairs, Analysis Ahead of Next Artemis II Fueling Test

By |2026-02-08T20:06:00-05:00February 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

The full Moon rises behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as seen from Titusville, Fla. NASA/John Kraus Since concluding a wet dress rehearsal Feb. 3 ahead of Artemis II, technicians have replaced two seals [...]

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launch, Docking

By |2026-02-06T16:11:00-05:00February 6th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for a crew portrait inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, Pilot and Commander respectively, and ESA (European Space [...]

Strong Solar Flare

By |2026-02-06T15:05:00-05:00February 6th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash toward the upper middle — on Feb. 4, 2026. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in blue and red.NASA/SDO This Feb. 4, 2026, [...]

Boreal Forests Are Shifting North

By |2026-02-06T14:58:00-05:00February 6th, 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 [...]

NASA Selects Two Earth System Explorers Missions

By |2026-02-05T16:10:00-05:00February 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters. “NASA uses the unique vantage point of space to study our home planet to deliver life-saving data into the hands of disaster response and decision-makers every day for the benefit of [...]

Career Spotlight: Welder (Ages 14-18)

By |2026-02-05T14:35:00-05:00February 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 Min Read Career Spotlight: Welder (Ages 14-18) What does a welder do? A welder uses tools that join two or more parts through forces such as heat or pressure. Metals are the materials most commonly used in welding, but it’s also possible to weld thermoplastics or wood. Welders use their hands, skills, and [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Study Adaptation to Altered Gravity

By |2026-02-05T13:38:00-05:00February 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Pictured from left: Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot. Credit: NASA NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. During the mission, select crew members will participate in human health studies focused [...]

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