NASA Invites Virtual Guests to Launch of SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
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NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Mission Overview
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 4:15 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, for the next launch…
Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?
[embedded content] Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many…
Michael Ciancone Builds a Lasting Legacy in Human Spaceflight
When Michael Ciancone joined NASA in 1983, he could hardly imagine what his 40-plus-year career would entail. From honoring…
Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the…
What Does NASA Science Do For Me?
Kat Troche Apr 15, 2025 Article It is easy to forget that all of the hard work, technology, and…
Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission
NASA Science Editorial Team Apr 15, 2025 Article NASA’s SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off…
NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 32nd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second…
Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound
NASA Science Editorial Team Apr 14, 2025 Article For the first time in history, we can explore the universe…
NASA-Developed Tools at Marshall Support Operations to Space Station
From left, Ramon Pedoto, Nathan Walkenhorst, and Tyrell Jemison review information at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,…
NASA Announces Call for New Computing Approaches to Earth Science
In an open challenge, NASA is seeking innovative business models that propose new approaches to solving complex Earth science…
How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids
Lauren Leese Apr 10, 2025 Article Contents How Scientists Spot Asteroids That Could Hit Earth How NASA Discovered Risks…
Station Nation: Meet Nick Kopp, SpaceX Dragon Flight Lead
Nick Kopp is a Dragon flight lead in the Transportation Integration Office at Johnson Space Center in Houston. He…
Expedition 73 Crew Launches to International Space Station
NASA/Joel Kowsky A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members including NASA astronaut…
NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission Launches New Research to Station
[embedded content] NASA and SpaceX are launching the company’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station…
NASA Science Supports Data Literacy for K-12 Students
NASA Science Editorial Team Apr 09, 2025 Article Data – and our ability to understand and use it –…
NASA’s Deep Space Network Starts New Dish, Marks 60 Years in Australia
The radio antennas of NASA’s Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex are located near the Australian capital. It’s one of…
Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network
NASA Deep Space Station 43 (DSS-43), a 230-foot-wide (70-meter-wide) radio antenna at NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra,…
Meet Alex Olley: Air Force Veteran Powering the Space Station
As an Air Force veteran from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Alex Olley now serves as a contract specialist in the…
Eclipses, Science, NASA Firsts: Heliophysics Big Year Highlights
Desiree Apodaca Apr 08, 2025 Article Contents Annular Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse Science Across the Solar System Solar…
NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and…
Back to Earth, Forward to the Future: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns
After months of groundbreaking research, exploration, and teamwork aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 has returned to…
NASA Welcomes Gateway Lunar Space Station’s HALO Module to US
From Italy to Arizona: Gateway’s first habitation module takes a major step on its path to launch. Gateway’s HALO…
NASA Leaders to Participate in 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado
Credit: NASA NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro and acting Associate Administrator Vanessa Wyche will lead the agency’s delegation at…
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission
NASA astronaut Christopher Williams poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA NASA…
Citizen Scientists Use NASA Open Science Data to Research Life in Space
NASA Science Editorial Team Apr 02, 2025 Article 2023 Workshop of Analysis Working Group members, Washington, D.C., November 14,…
NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March…
NASA Continues Support for Private Astronaut Missions to Space Station
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft by a Crew-8 member shortly after undocking from…
University High Triumphs at JPL-Hosted Ocean Sciences Bowl
This team from University High School in Irvine, California, won the 2025 regional Oceans Science Bowl, hosted by NASA’s…
Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science
Amanda Moon Adams Communications Lead for the Office of the Chief Science Data Officer Mar 31, 2025 Article This…
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship
NASA logo. NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract…
Meet the Space Ops Team: Anum Ashraf
For Anum Ashraf, Ph.D., the interconnectedness of NASA’s workforce presents the exciting opportunity to collaborate with a multitude of…
NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 members stand inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.…
NASA Starling and SpaceX Starlink Improve Space Traffic Coordination
The Starling swarm’s extended mission tested advanced autonomous maneuvering capabilities. NASA/Daniel Rutter As missions to low Earth orbit become…
The Sky’s Not the Limit: Testing Precision Landing Tech for Future Space Missions
A NASA F/A-18 research aircraft flies above California near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, testing a…
NASA’s Webb Sees Galaxy Mysteriously Clearing Fog of Early Universe
NASA Webb Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center Mar 26, 2025 Article Contents Image A: JADES-GS-z13-1 in the GOODS-S…
NASA Cloud Software Helps Companies Find their Place in Space
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test required extreme precision in mission planning to achieve its mission of impacting an asteroid.…
NASA Demonstrates New Wildland Fire Airspace Management System
Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) researchers Lynne Martin, left, and Connie Brasil use the Portable Airspace Management…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, second from left, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague, second from…
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 32nd Resupply Launch to Space Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cargo Space Station Departure
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after its capture Credit:…
3D Printing: Saving Weight and Space at Launch
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of…
ESA Previews Euclid Mission’s Deep View of ‘Dark Universe’
This image shows about 1.5% of Euclid’s Deep Field South, one of three regions of the sky that the…
Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space
Located off the coast of Ecuador, Paramount seamount is among the kinds of ocean floor features that certain ocean-observing…
New Bridge Ready to Serve NASA, America’s Space Interests
The high-rise bridge that serves as the primary access point for employees and visitors to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov land in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft…
NASA, USGS, Industry Explore Off-World Resource Development
A group of attendees of the joint NASA-USGS workshop, Planetary Subsurface Exploration for Science and Resources, gathers for a…
NASA Science Continues After Firefly’s First Moon Mission Concludes
After delivering ten NASA science and technology payloads to the near side of the Moon through NASA’s CLPS (Commercial…
Texas High School Aerospace Scholars: A Launchpad for Future Innovators
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center offers Texas high school students a unique gateway to the…
NASA Invites Media to 62nd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium
Media are invited to meet leaders in the space community during the 62nd annual Goddard Space Science Symposium, taking…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Members Pose for Portrait
NASA/Nick Hague NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov – the members…
NASA Space Day to Share Progress, Opportunities at Texas Capitol
LOCATION: Texas State Capitol – Austin, Texas SUBJECT: Space Day activities at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the…
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism During Spaceflight
In-person participants (L-R) – Back row: Jason Lytle, Stuart Lee, Eric Bershad, Ashot Sargsyan, Aaron Everson, Philip Wells, Sergi…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Dragon spacecraft into orbit carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers,…
NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science
NICER (left) is shown mounted to the International Space Station, and LEXI (right) is shown attached to the top…
NASA Glenn Experts Join Law College to Talk Human Spaceflight
Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon gives an overview of NASA Glenn Research Center’s areas of expertise and how it…
NASA Continues BioNutrients Space-Fermented Food Research
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams displays a set of BioNutrients production packs during an experiment aboard…
NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory and PUNCH (Polarimeter…
Risk of Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome
Astronaut Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor Examines Her Eyes in Space NASA Exposure to altered gravity can cause ocular and brain…
The NASA DC-8 Retires: Reflections on its Contributions to Earth System Science
Earth Observer Staff Mar 11, 2025 Article Introduction Since 1987, a highly modified McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft has been…
Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes and Performance Decrements resulting from Non-Ionizing Radiation during Spaceflight
Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, uses a digital camera to expose a photo of his helmet visor…
NASA, Partners to Conduct Space Station Research During Expedition 73
NASA NASA astronauts are gearing up for a scientific mission aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 73 NASA astronauts…
About Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles
Artist’s concept of drones flying in an urban environment near large city skyscrapers. NASA / Maria Werries Remotely piloted…
40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes its Public Debut
On March 6, 1985, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Atlantis, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at the…
Station Science Top News: March 7, 2025
Challenges to measuring space-induced brain changes CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut David Saint-Jacques undergoes an MRI for Wayfinding. CSA…
NASA Ames Science Directorate: Stars of the Month – March 2025
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Jessica Kong, Josh Alwood, and…
Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch
Ahead of launch, NASA’s SPHEREx is enclosed in a payload fairing at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 2.…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Scientific Mission on Space Station Concludes
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission with agency astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov…
What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission
The official portrait of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members with (from left) Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos; Pilot Nicole…
NASA Invites You to Share Excitement of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the…
NASA Seeks Commercial Partner for Robots Aboard Space Station
As NASA continues to enable a sustainable, cost-effective commercial space economy, the agency is seeking partnership proposals for the…
NASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission
An artist’s concept depicts one of NASA’s Voyager probes. The twin spacecraft launched in 1977. NASA/JPL-Caltech The farthest-flung human-made…
How NASA is Using Virtual Reality to Prepare for Science on Moon
Rachel Barry Mar 05, 2025 Article Tess Caswell, a stand-in crew member for the Artemis III Virtual Reality Mini-Simulation,…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, Docking
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission pictured during an equipment test at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, Docking
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission pictured during an equipment test at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Explore Deep Space Exercise, Health
Pictured from left: Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)…
Station Nation: Meet Chris Wade, Visiting Vehicle Integration Manager for SpaceX Vehicles
Chris Wade is a visiting vehicle integration manager for SpaceX vehicles in the International Space Station Transportation Integration Office.…
University High Knows the Answers at NASA JPL Regional Science Bowl
A team from University High School of Irvine, California, won the 2025 regional Science Bowl at NASA’s Jet Propulsion…
Sols 4468-4470: A Wintry Mix of Mars Science
Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members Mar 04, 2025 Article NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captured this image showing its…
Station Science Top News: Feb. 27, 2025
Preventing biofilm formation in space Ashley Keeley, University of Idaho, holds an anti-bacterial coating sample. University of Idaho Student…
Smooshing for Science: A Flat-Out Success
Mars 2020 Mission Team Members Feb 28, 2025 Article NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its SHERLOC…
Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon
First image captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, taken shortly after confirmation of a successful landing at Mare…
NASA Names Norman Knight as Acting Deputy Director of Johnson Space Center
Official NASA portrait of Norman D. Knight. Credit: NASA NASA has selected Norman Knight as acting deputy director of…
NASA Installs Heat Shield on First Private Spacecraft Bound for Venus
NASA/Brandon Torres Navarrete Engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss,…
Liftoff! NASA Tech, Science En Route to Moon with Intuitive Machines
Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander…
NASA Open Data Turns Science Into Art
Lauren Leese Feb 26, 2025 Article Guests enjoy Beyond the Light, a digital art experience featuring open NASA data,…
NASA Stennis Flashback: Learning About Rocket Engine Smoke for Safe Space Travel
NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is widely known as the nation’s largest rocket propulsion test…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Discuss Space Station Mission, Upcoming Return
The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, including NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore,…
NASA Names Stephen Koerner as Acting Director of Johnson Space Center
Acting Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Steve Koerner. Credit: NASA/Norah Moran NASA has selected Stephen Koerner as acting…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking…
AGU 2024: NASA Science on Display in the Nation’s Capital
Earth Observer Staff Feb 25, 2025 Article Introduction The American Geophysical Union (AGU) returned to the nation’s capital in…
NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Journey to Moon
Assembly is underway for Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element, the module that will power the lunar space station’s journey…
Science in Orbit: Results Published on Space Station Research in 2024
NASA and its international partners have hosted research experiments and fostered collaboration aboard the International Space Station for over…
NASA Invites Media to Attend Alabama Space Day 2025
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and aerospace industry partners, will…
NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 91 Launch, Space Station Docking
The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress spacecraft pictured on Aug. 13, 2024, from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA will…
Station Science Top News: Feb. 21, 2025
Improving space-based pharmaceutical research View of the Ice Cubes experiment #6 (Kirara) floating in the Columbus European Laboratory module…
NASA Awards Delivery Order for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded a delivery order to…
NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor…
NASA Marks Artemis Progress With Gateway Lunar Space Station
NASA and its international partners are making progress on Gateway – the lunar space station that will orbit the…
55 Years Ago: Preps for Apollo 13 and 14, Apollo 12 Crew on World Tour
With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise,…
Guiding Orion: Jorge Chong’s Mission to Advance Deep Space Exploration
Jorge Chong is helping shape the future of human spaceflight, one calculation at a time. As a project manager…
55 Years Ago: Preps for Apollo 13 and 14, Apollo 12 Crew on World Tour
With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise,…
Guiding Orion: Jorge Chong’s Mission to Advance Deep Space Exploration
Jorge Chong is helping shape the future of human spaceflight, one calculation at a time. As a project manager…
NASA Sends Experiment to Space to Study Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Astronaut Jeanette Epps extracts DNA samples from bacteria colonies for genomic analysis aboard the International Space Station’s Harmony module.…
Past Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station Publications
October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 This eighth annual report provides an overall highlight of research results published…
2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station Science
The 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is now available. This new edition contains updated bibliometric analyses,…
NASA Sets Briefings for Next International Space Station Crew Missions
Official crew portrait for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace…
NASA Science: Being Responsive to Executive Orders
NASA Science Editorial Team Feb 18, 2025 Article February 18, 2025 To the NASA Science Community – As the…
Station Science Top News: Feb. 14, 2025
Modeling properties of thunderstorm discharges Researchers report detailed physical properties of different types of corona discharges, including single- and…
Sols 4454-4457: Getting Ready to Fill the Long Weekend with Science
NASA Science Editorial Team Feb 17, 2025 Article NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image, which includes the pyramid-shaped…
An Afternoon of Family Science and Rocket Exploration in Alaska
NASA Science Editorial Team Feb 14, 2025 Article On Tuesday, January 28th, Fairbanks BEST Homeschool joined the Geophysical Institute…
Summary of the 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting
Earth Observer Staff Feb 14, 2025 Article Introduction The 10thDeep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Camera (EPIC) and National Institute of Standards…
2024 State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology Report is Released
Credit: NASA NASA’s Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI) is pleased to announce the official release of the highly anticipated…
NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Will Seek Life’s Ingredients
NASA’s SPHEREx mission will survey the Milky Way galaxy looking for water ice and other key ingredients for life.…
Tribal Library Co-Design STEM Space Workshop
NASA Science Editorial Team Feb 13, 2025 Article Christine Shupla and Claire Ratcliffe Adams, from the NASA Science Activation…
15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station
On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to…
Lunar Space Station Module Will Journey to US ahead of NASA’s Artemis IV Moon Mission
A key element of the Gateway lunar space station has entered the cleanroom for final installations after completing environmental…
NASA’s Advancements in Space Continue Generating Products on Earth
The cover of Spinoff 2025, NASA’s annual publication that chronicles commercial products born from space technology, is a detailed…