9 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 2026-2027 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge Challenge Materials Engineering Notebook Template Scoring Rubric Overview The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy Systems.” As more and more aircraft are a part of the US’ National Airspace System (NAS), NASA and partners [...]
ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, the MAUVE-HST Team A chaotic secret hides within this seemingly serene image of spiral galaxy NGC 4698 taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 18, 2026. As a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way galaxy, NGC 4698 has spiral arms that curl around within a thin [...]
For more information, contact Donald S. Parker, Kennedy Space Center, donald.s.parker@nasa.gov Download the PDF version Improper casting and forging processes in the manufacture of aluminum alloy 2219 can lead to microstructural defects that result in a sub-optimal response to anodic surface treatments and an increase in corrosion susceptibility. This Technical Bulletin communicates the risks of [...]
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 25 –… 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. Globular Cluster [...]
Credit: NASA Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday as the 75th signatory during a signing ceremony in the nation’s largest city Abidjan, marking the largest milestone yet for the international coalition of like-minded countries committed to peaceful and responsible space exploration. “The United States and Côte d’Ivoire already cooperate on Earth,” said NASA’s [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 crew members during preflight training at SpaceX’s facility in Hawthorne, California (from left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Arutyun Kiviryan, NASA astronaut Chris Birch, NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Makoto Suwa). Credit: SpaceX Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring [...]
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA announced the winners of the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Thursday, with the top $300,000 prize being awarded to Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia, Pa. for the Adaptive Nourishment Infrastructure (ANI) food system concept. This competition challenged solvers to explore innovative solutions [...]
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A brewer makes adjustments to the Earthly Labs carbon-capture unit, which purifies carbon dioxide from the beer brewing process for use in carbonation.Credit: Chart Industries Inc. In 2021, Maine Beer Company’s carbon dioxide supplier ran short on carbon dioxide. “There was potential for our [...]
NASA/Ryan Kline In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston developed SPLICE, which successfully completed simulated lunar [...]
In this animation, frames of NISAR data from December 2025 to August 2026 show the spread of lava from the northern crater of Krasheninnikov, a volcano pair on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. In the image, the lava field appears brighter in the foreground than the surrounding surfaces. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Like tendrils on [...]
