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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures the meandering course of the Likouala-aux-Herbes river in the Republic of the Congo.
Focusing on NGC 3370
The European Space Agency’s Council at Ministerial Level is the time for bold vision and decisive action.
The Republic of Cyprus has signed an Associate Agreement with the European Space Agency, and is expected to become an Associate Member in the coming months.
From dew at dawn to a foggy mirror after a shower, condensation is part of our daily lives on Earth. In space, microgravity alters how heat flows through gases and liquids, a potential enemy for spacecraft electronics needing to cool down in extreme …
The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in the future.
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Better in-flight streaming and video-calling might just become more accessible thanks to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Are you ready to take your first step into the space sector? The countdown has begun for the launch of the European Space Agency's 2026 Student Internship Programme, and you could be part of it. Applications open the first week of November.
The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone.
The launch campaign of the next satellite to join the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is progressing on schedule for launch on Tuesday, 4 November, on board an Ariane 6 rocket.
The changing face of the Chilean glaciers in the Laguna San Rafael National Park is featured in these satellite images from 1987 and 2024.
Phoebus: keeping the smallest molecule in the Universe contained
The European Space Agency's presence in Spain is set to be strengthened, while more than a dozen contracts with Spanish industry were signed on Thursday.
ESA Open Day 2025: an unforgettable journey through space science at ESAC
No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA’s mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a scenario unlike any before: a solar storm of extreme magnitude.
ESA Open Day 2025: An Unforgettable Journey Through Space Science at ESAC
Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis
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Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic – known as the South Atlantic Anomaly – ha…
This wide view of Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows Cyclone Errol heading towards the coast of Western Australia.
By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final key tests to confirm that it is fit for launch.
Dancing dust devils trace raging winds on Mars
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During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 metres high – as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the largest ever measured from space.
20 metres? What is that in real measurements? 15 washers? 11 dolphins? Maybe 5 large rocks the size of small boulders?... Come on, give us Americans something to work with here
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite. Copernicus Sentinel-1D has now undergone the checks and functional tests prior to its integration with Ariane 6, ready for launch later this year.
Between 1 and 7 October, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express spacecraft turned their eyes towards interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as it passed close to Mars.
Hera’s first year in space
Satellite navigation is essential to everything from tracking your morning jog to landing air ambulances. But as reliance on satellite navigation grows, so do the risks associated with its interruption, natural or intentional.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter deep space antenna – the fourth for Estrack, ESA’s …
Tracking satellites at the speed of light
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava lake on the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island.
Fly over Xanthe Terra with Mars Express
The European Space Agency and the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) have announced they will work together on peaceful uses of space, starting with space weather monitoring and sharing space communications facilities.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €50 million contract with aerospace company Thales Alenia Space to begin the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission.
Following its arrival in California a few weeks ago, the time has come for spacecraft engineers to ready the next sea-level monitoring satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-6B, for launch, which is slated for November.
by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einstein’s 1916 theory of General Relativity. These invisible ripples in space were first directly detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Traveling at the speed of light […]
The third day of the 76th International Astronautical Congress was again full of interactions between the European Space Agency and international partners.
NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar wind’s interaction with Mars, providing insight into the planet’s real-time response to space weather and how solar activity drives atmospheric escape. This will be […]
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NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The meeting was held during the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney. In opening […]
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Welcome to ESA Impact, your interactive gateway to the most captivating stories and stunning visuals from the European Space Agency.
A supermoon, and meteor showers from the Draconids and Orionids A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright. Skywatching Highlights Transcript What’s Up for October? A Supermoon takes over, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteors sparkle across the night sky. […]
Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) teaches people of all ages about the Sun, covering everything from how to safely view an eclipse to how to mitigate the effects of geomagnetic storms.
At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautics and space exploration between the two nations. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and Australian Space Agency Head Enrico Palermo signed the agreement Tuesday on behalf […]
Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre.
The (Proto) Planet: WISPIT 2b The Discovery: Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets likely exist in these gaps (and possibly even create them), this is the first time that it has actually been observed. […]
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During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam instrument from about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the moon, Io’s night side [left lobe] is illuminated by “Jupitershine,” which is […]
The Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) and Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) has a new home. As part of NASA’s website consolidation initiative, the OSDR and PSI site have officially transitioned to the Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) Data page, accessible through the “Data” menu on the Science Mission Directorate’s (SMD) website at science.nasa.gov. This strategic […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Australian Space Agency (ASA) will pursue new ways of working together following discussions during the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Sydney, Australia.
A recent update to the PSI database improves how large dataset downloads are handled, resulting in more efficient processing for users. Download requests larger than 1GB are now delivered via email, rather than downloading directly from the website. This allows the system to prepare your files in the background so you can continue working without […]
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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disc encircling a large exoplanet.
At the virtual 2025 ISS Research and Development Conference (ISSDRC), Joe A. Adam of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, presented the topic titled “Surface Science in Microgravity – Fluid Geometry in the Ring-Sheared Drop,” presented to a broad audience from academia and the scientific community during the Physical Sciences and Materials Development session. Dr. Adam provided a […]
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Sept. 12, 2025, features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster. This scene is in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy situated about 160,000 light-years away in the constellations Dorado and Mensa. With a mass equal to 10–20% of the mass of the Milky Way, the Large […]
Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster - NASA
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Sept. 12, 2025, features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster. This scene is inNASA
IAC 2025 - One-to-one with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
NASA announced its newest class of astronaut candidates on Sept. 22, 2025, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After the welcome ceremony, the 10 highly qualified individuals rolled up their sleeves and prepared for the next step in their journey to the stars: nearly two years of training to become flight-eligible for missions […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disk encircling a large exoplanet. The carbon-rich disk surrounding the world called CT Cha b, which is located 625 light-years away from Earth, is a possible construction yard for moons, although no moons are […]
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ESA and Avio sign contract for a reuseable upper stage demonstration mission
When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from city lights. But a recent NASA Earth to Sky training, funded by NASA’s Science Activation Program, challenges that assumption, demonstrating how urban parks, wildlife refuges, museums, and green spaces can be incredible venues for connecting communities with […]
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NASA has selected Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc. of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to provide custodial, janitorial, landscaping, and recycling services for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Facilities Custodial and Landscaping award is a firm-fixed-price hybrid completion and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The contract includes one 12-month base period and up to four […]
The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top astronomy researchers into the classrooms of community colleges around the United States. The Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program, named for astronomer Harlow Shapley (1885-1972), has a history dating back to […]
By Savannah Bullard One year after winning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of their prize opportunity to test their upgraded lunar regolith excavation and transportation rover in the center’s 20-foot thermal vacuum chamber. The […]
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/centennial-challenges/lunar-challenge-winner-tests-technology-in-nasa-thermal-vacuum-chamber/
Break the Ice Winner Starpath Tests Robot at NASA Marshall Thermal Vacuum Chamberwww.nasa.gov
2025-2026 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge Challenge Materials Challenge Materials The 2025 Challenge Materials are coming soon. Register now to get copies as soon as they are released. Overview: What is an Uncrewed Aircraft System? An uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) can be defined as an aircraft without an operator or flight crew onboard the aircraft […]
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/armd/2025-dwu-hs-design-challenge/
2025 DWU High School Engineering Challengewww.nasa.gov
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2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge Challenge Theme AgAir: Integrating UAS into the Agriculture Industry The agricultural industry is an important part of life in the US and around the world by providing food, fuel, economic development, and more. It has been increasingly important to strategically improve the agricultural industry to continue to provide for […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) is participating in the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will open its doors on Monday 29 September and last until Friday 3 October in Sydney, Australia.
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Exhibitions/ESA_shares_stage_with_international_partners_at_IAC_2025
ESA shares stage with international partners at IAC 2025www.esa.int
Golden sunglint highlights Lake Balkhash in this May 31, 2016, photo taken from the International Space Station. The large lake in Kazakhstan is one of the largest lakes in Asia and is the 15th largest lake in the world. Since the space station became operational in November 2000, crew members have produced hundreds of thousands […]
Join observers from around the world on Saturday, Oct. 4, for NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night. This annual event offers an opportunity for earthlings to celebrate the inspiring bond between Earth and the Moon, and, this year, to share in the excitement of NASA’s preparations for Artemis II. Launching in early 2026, the mission […]
Listen to this audio excerpt from Diamond St. John, engineer working on the Artemis III heat shield for the Orion Program at Lockheed Martin: For four-generations, Diamond St. John’s family has been supporting human spaceflight at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Now, she’s continuing the family legacy that reaches back to Apollo —helping return […]
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/i-am-artemis/i-am-artemis-diamond-st-john/
I Am Artemis: Diamond St. John - NASAwww.nasa.gov
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy that’s hard to categorize. The galaxy in question is NGC 2775, which lies 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). NGC 2775 sports a smooth, featureless center that is devoid of gas, resembling an elliptical galaxy. It also has a dusty ring with […]
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-captures-puzzling-galaxy/
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
Part of the icy landscape of the Northeast Greenland National Park, the largest national park in the world, is pictured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image.
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/09/Earth_from_Space_Northeast_Greenland_National_Park
Earth from Space: Northeast Greenland National Parkwww.esa.int
Recent airborne science flights to Greenland are improving NASA’s understanding of space weather by measuring radiation exposure to air travelers and validating global radiation maps used in flight path planning. This unique data also has value beyond the Earth as a celestial roadmap for using the same instrumentation to monitor radiation levels for travelers entering […]
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/nasa-flights-study-cosmic-ray-effects-for-air-future-space-travelers/
NASA Flights Study Cosmic Ray Effects for Air, Future Space Travelers - NASAwww.nasa.gov
NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help evolve and transform technologies for life support and environmental control systems. These systems are critical for sustainable, long-duration human spaceflight missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The Human Lander Challenge supports NASA’s efforts to foster innovative solutions to a […]
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/artemis-campaign-development-division/human-landing-system-program/human-lander-challenge/nasa-opens-2026-human-lander-challenge-for-life-support-systems-more/
NASA Opens 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Life Support Systems, More - NASAwww.nasa.gov
In 2016, NASA awarded a Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract to Sierra Space, formerly part of Sierra Nevada Corporation, to resupply the International Space Station with its Dream Chaser spaceplane and companion Shooting Star cargo module. As part of its contract, Sierra Space was awarded a minimum seven flights, and the agency previously issued firm-fixed price task orders for […]
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/nasa-sierra-space-modify-commercial-resupply-services-contract/
NASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services Contract - NASAwww.nasa.gov
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 24, 2025, carrying three missions that will investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), the agency’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) […]
The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and they offer a glimpse of things to come as the joint mission between NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) approaches full science operations later this year. “Launched under President Trump in conjunction with India, NISAR’s first […]
STEM learning ecosystems are intentionally designed, community-wide partnerships that enable all Americans to actively participate in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) throughout their lifetimes. Lifelong STEM learning helps people build critical knowledge and skills, access economic opportunities, drive innovation, and make informed decisions in a changing world. STEM learning ecosystems draw on expertise and […]
https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-professionals/nasa-stem-learning-ecosystems-opportunities-benefits-for-everyone/
NASA & STEM Learning Ecosystems: Opportunities & Benefits for Everyone - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight the upcoming mission of astronaut Chris Williams to the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s website and YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a […]
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-chris-williams-to-discuss-upcoming-launch-mission/
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission - NASAwww.nasa.gov
Ohio Space Week, Sept. 8–13, highlighted the state’s aerospace legacy and the role NASA’s Glenn Research Center has in advancing space technology. The week kicked off with the American Astronautical Society’s Glenn Space Technology Symposium, Sept. 8–10, hosted by Case Western Reserve University. Experts, students, and industry leaders gathered to discuss emerging space technologies. NASA […]
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasa-glenn-reinforces-role-in-aerospace-innovation-during-ohio-space-week/
NASA Glenn Celebrates Ohio Space Weekwww.nasa.gov
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Since April 1999, the AeroSpace Frontiers (AF) newsletter has shared information monthly on NASA Glenn Research Center’s people, projects, and progress. If you were looking for news on any of these topics, there was a good chance you could read all about them in AF each month. The newsletter has evolved in the last 26 […]
Final Edition: A Grateful Farewell
NASA Glenn celebrates the newsletter’s remarkable tenure as center information-sharing shifts to other channels.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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NASA brought the excitement of space exploration to the Minnesota State Fair from Aug. 21–24, offering exhibits and interactive experiences for the whole family. Led by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the agency showcased the future of space exploration and the technologies making it possible — from next-generation spacesuits to the Artemis missions that […]
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/glenn-highlights-space-exploration-at-minnesota-state-fair/
NASA Glenn Takes Space Exploration to the Fairwww.nasa.gov
NASA has selected Science and Technology Corp. of Columbia, Maryland, to support atmospheric science research and development at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Atmosphere Support is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ordering value of $163.1 million. The contract will have an effective date of Monday, Nov. 3, […]
Driving rapid innovation in the American space industry, NASA has awarded Katalyst Space Technologies of Flagstaff, Arizona, a contract to raise a spacecraft’s orbit. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft will rendezvous with NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and raise it to a higher altitude, demonstrating a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending […]
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-company-to-attempt-swift-spacecraft-orbit-boost/
NASA Awards Company to Attempt Swift Spacecraft Orbit Boost - NASAwww.nasa.gov
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Led by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, an agency delegation will participate in the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, Australia, from Sunday, Sept. 28 to Friday, Oct. 3. The IAC, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), is hosted this year by the Space Industry Association of Australia. During the congress, NASA will highlight […]
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-highlights-space-innovation-exploration-at-space-conference/
NASA Highlights Space Innovation, Exploration at Space Conference - NASAwww.nasa.gov
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NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the robotic platform aboard the International Space Station. As the agency returns astronauts to the Moon, robotic helpers like Astrobee could one day take over routine maintenance […]
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-astrobee-robots-advance-through-strategic-partnership/
NASA’s Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership - NASAwww.nasa.gov
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is building a new subscale aircraft to support increasingly complex flight research, offering a more flexible and cost-effective alternative to crewed missions. The aircraft is being built by Justin Hall, chief pilot at NASA Armstrong’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory, and Justin Link, a small uncrewed […]
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-lab-builds-new-aircraft-to-support-complex-flight-research/
NASA Lab Builds New Aircraft to Support Complex Flight Research - NASAwww.nasa.gov
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Magic is in the air. No wait… MAGEQ is in the air, featuring scientists from NASA centers across the country who teamed up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and several other university and government partners and collaborators. This summer, six planes collectively flew more than 400 […]
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-aircraft-coordinate-science-flights-to-measure-air-quality/
NASA Aircraft Coordinate Science Flights to Measure Air Quality - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
When wildfires scorch a landscape, the flames are just the beginning. NASA is helping U.S. communities foresee and prepare for what can follow: mudslides, flash flooding, and contaminated water supplies.
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-data-powers-new-tool-to-protect-water-supply-after-fires/
NASA Data Powers New Tool to Protect Water Supply After Fires - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
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When asteroids hit the Moon, the impacts carve out craters and with enough energy and pressure, melt parts of the rocky surface. Often, the white hot, gooey melt (it’s like lava, except that it doesn’t erupt from underground) sloshes around the new crater and surrounding regions. The molten rock cools and hardens into vast rock […]
https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/help-map-the-moons-molten-flows/
Help Map the Moon’s Molten Flows! - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
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NASA astronaut Nick Hague watches as Robert Schmidle Pitts Aerobatics perform, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Hague spent 171 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. While aboard the orbital laboratory, Hague and fellow NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed more […]
Airplane Aerobatics - NASA
NASA astronaut Nick Hague watches as Robert Schmidle Pitts Aerobatics perform, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County,NASA
Read this press release in English here. La NASA y la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés) lanzaron el miércoles tres nuevas misiones para investigar la influencia del Sol en todo el sistema solar. A las 7:30 a. m. EDT, un cohete Falcon 9 de SpaceX despegó del Complejo de Lanzamiento […]
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/la-nasa-y-la-noaa-lanzan-tres-naves-espaciales-para-cartografiar-la-influencia-del-sol-en-el-espacio/
La NASA y la NOAA lanzan tres naves espaciales para cartografiar la influencia del Sol en el espacio - NASAwww.nasa.gov
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a colourful array of massive stars and glowing cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) molecular cloud, the most massive and active star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_explores_largest_star-forming_cloud_in_our_galaxy
Webb explores largest star-forming cloud in our galaxywww.esa.int
NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidate class greets the crowd in this Sept. 22, 2025, image. The group was introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. The class now will complete nearly two years of training before becoming eligible for flight assignments supporting future science and exploration […]
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-new-astronaut-candidates/
NASA’s New Astronaut Candidates - NASAwww.nasa.gov
BackgroundThe NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) has reviewed flight, ground test, and published data on ultraviolet-induced degradation of silicone based thermal control coatings. Analysis has shown, for at least one silicone coating, that bake-out plays an important role in ultraviolet (UV) degradation, indicating that UV interaction with paint volatiles, and not the structural material, […]
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/nesc/the-need-to-bake-out-silicone-based-thermal-control-coatings/
The Need to Bake Out Silicone Based Thermal Control Coatings - NASAwww.nasa.gov
After meticulous preparation and rigorous evaluation, ESA’s Member States have selected WIVERN to become the 11th Earth Explorer mission to be implemented through the agency’s prestigious FutureEO programme.
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/ESA_selects_WIVERN_as_11th_Earth_Explorer_mission
ESA selects WIVERN as 11th Earth Explorer missionwww.esa.int
Lettuce Find Healthy Space Food! Citizen Scientists Study Space Salads Missions to the Moon and Mars pose nutritional challenges for astronauts. Now, a new paper on space-grown food iMissions to the Moon and Mars pose nutritional challenges for astronauts, but volunteers from NASA’s Open Science Data Repository Analysis Working Groups (OSDR-AWG) are working together to […]
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/biological-physical-sciences/lettuce-find-healthy-space-food-citizen-scientists-study-space-salads/
Lettuce Find Healthy Space Food! Citizen Scientists Study Space Salads - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope combine to reveal an otherworldly view of the star-forming region IC 348. In this image released on July 23, 2025, X-rays from Chandra are red, green, and blue, while infrared data from Webb are pink, orange, and purple. The wispy structures that dominate […]
Read this press release in English here. Diez nuevos candidatos a astronauta de la NASA fueron presentados el lunes tras un competitivo proceso de selección en el que participaron más de 8.000 aspirantes de todo Estados Unidos. Ahora, la nueva clase completará casi dos años de formación antes de poder optar a asignaciones de vuelo en […]
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/la-nasa-selecciona-a-los-candidatos-a-astronauta-de-la-promocion-2025-totalmente-estadounidense/
La NASA selecciona a los candidatos a astronauta de la promoción 2025, totalmente estadounidense - NASAwww.nasa.gov
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