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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: , , , , , , |

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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 [...]

Hubble Spots Lens-Shaped Galaxy

By |2026-02-05T11:39:00-05:00February 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy located about 187 million light-years away, features concentric rings of dust and gas that appear to swirl around its bright nucleus.ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz), Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Acknowledgment: Mehmet Yüksek This new Hubble image, released on Jan. 30, [...]

Station Nation: Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capsule Communicator 

By |2026-02-04T14:52:00-05:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

As a member of the Crew Operations Office, Erin Edwards and her team manage astronaut candidate training schedules, including field medical exercises, land survival, and underwater operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. She also develops and tests new training programs to keep crews mission-ready.   Along with her role as a crew operations officer, Edwards works in the [...]

TB 26-01 Evaluation of Adhesive and Solvent Alternatives for Polymeric Bonding Applications

By |2026-02-04T13:09:00-05:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) conducted a technical assessment to evaluate alternatives to dichloromethane, traditionally used for bonding transparent polymeric materials. This effort was initiated in response to potential regulatory restrictions under the EPA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which could impact critical bonding processes used in spaceflight hardware and experimental systems. Download [...]

ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated Feb. 4)

By |2026-02-04T13:00:00-05:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

8 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA / Lillian Gipson/Getty Images THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. Most [...]

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