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NASA Wallops to Host Public Information Session May 13

By |2026-05-06T15:09:00-04:00May 6th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Aerial view of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility main base in Wallops Island, Virginia.Courtesy of Patrick Hendrickson To facilitate discussion and information sharing on activities at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, a public information session is being held 4–6 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, at the NASA Wallops Visitor [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4879-4885: Struggle at Atacama

By |2026-05-05T16:00:00-04:00May 5th, 2026|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 3 min [...]

650 NASA Volunteers Have Co-Authored Scientific Papers

By |2026-05-05T14:34:00-04:00May 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have volunteered to participate in NASA citizen science projects have co-authored peer-reviewed research papers with scientists on those project teams. These volunteers made incredible contributions like: Spotting comets, gamma-ray bursts, and brown dwarfs in data collected by space [...]

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock

By |2026-05-05T13:58:00-04:00May 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock PIA26723 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock GIF (50.56 MB) PIA26723 Figure A GIF (48.45 MB) PIA26723 [...]

NASA Welcomes Malta as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

By |2026-05-04T13:46:00-04:00May 4th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA The Republic of Malta became the 65th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Monday during a ceremony in the town of Kalkara with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “Today, it’s my pleasure to welcome the Republic of Malta to the Artemis Accords community,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in recorded [...]

Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars

By |2026-04-30T14:19:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars PIA26722 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Odyssey Team Celebrates on a… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars JPEG (18.11 MB) Description Team members past and present [...]

What’s Up: May 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

By |2026-04-30T14:13:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network Shooting stars before dawn, a brilliant meetup between the Moon and Venus and a rare blue moon to end the month The Eta Aquarid meteor shower brings shooting stars before dawn, the Moon meets brilliant [...]

Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move

By |2026-04-30T13:39:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA/Glenn Benson Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from April 27, 2026. The SLS core stage traveled 900 miles on the Pegasus barge from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where the stage is manufactured, [...]

NASA Welcomes Morocco as 64th Artemis Accords Signatory 

By |2026-04-30T13:31:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA The Kingdom of Morocco signed the Artemis Accords on April 29th during a ceremony in the country’s capital, Rabat, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welcome the Kingdom of Morocco as the newest signatory to the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Administrator Jared [...]

NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary

By |2026-04-30T13:13:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

4 Min Read NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary This 1976 photograph shows how the visitor center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., appeared when it opened to the public for the first time. Credits: NASA Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor center at its Goddard campus [...]

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