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Read this story in English here. A fin de lograr el objetivo nacional de llevar astronautas estadounidenses a la superficie de la Luna y mantener la superioridad de Estados Unidos en exploración y descubrimientos, la NASA anunció el 27 de febrero que aumentará la frecuencia de sus misiones con el programa Artemis, estandarizará la configuración del […]

La NASA refuerza Artemis: añade una misión y perfecciona su arquitectura general - NASA

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Lee esta historia en español aquí. To achieve the national goal of landing American astronauts on the surface of the Moon and maintaining U.S. superiority in exploration and discovery, NASA announced Feb. 27 it is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program, standardizing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket configuration, and adding a new […]

NASA Strengthens Artemis: Adds Mission, Refines Overall Architecture  - NASA

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The food flying aboard Artemis II is designed to support crew health and performance during the mission around the Moon. With no resupply, refrigeration, or late-load capability, all meals must be carefully selected to remain safe, shelf-stable, and easy to prepare and consume in NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Food selections are developed in coordination with space […]

Artemis II: What's on the Menu? - NASA

Here are a few frequently asked questions about how NASA designs and prepares food systems for Artemis II to support crew health, performance, and safety during a short-duration deep-space mission around the Moon.
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Written by Ashley Stroupe, Operations Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 This week we had three planning sessions, exploring the eastern side of the boxwork unit. As a Rover Planner on Monday, I worked on the arm and drive activities, while on Friday I served as the […]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4818-4824: Thinking Out of the Boxwork - NASA Science

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NASA’s Glenn Research Center is seeking proposals to lease select land parcels at its Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. EST on July 2, 2026. The parcels are part of an area of land that currently serves as a buffer for ongoing NASA operations. The solicitation includes the […]

NASA Invites Proposals to Lease Land Parcels at Sandusky Facility - NASA

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This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. This extraordinary planetary nebula lies in the constellation Draco and has captivated astronomers for decades with its elaborate and multilayered structure. Observations with ESA’s Gaia mission place the nebula at 4,400 light-years away. […]

Two Observatories, One Cosmic Eye: Hubble and Euclid View Cat’s Eye Nebula - NASA Science

This Hubble image features one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543.
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About the PSI Users Group The Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) Users Group is a recurring Webex forum that brings together researchers, open-science practitioners, and collaborators from across the physical sciences community. Designed to foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and data-driven discovery, each meeting provides participants with a platform to directly engage with leading researchers and PIs. Each […]

Collaborating Through Data: Inside the PSI Users Group - NASA Science

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Sunlight beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March 5, 2025. This is an example of sunglint, an optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of water at the same angle that a satellite sensor views it. The result is […]

Sunglint on Atlantic Ocean - NASA

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After delivering about 12,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) uncrewed HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, March 6. Watch NASA’s live coverage beginning at 11:45 a.m. EST on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the […]

NASA, JAXA to Cover HTV-X1 Spacecraft Departure from Space Station - NASA

On Thursday, March 5, flight controllers will use the space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach HTV-X1 from the Harmony module’s Earth-facing port on
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Mitten in Verhandlungen haben die USA und Israel den Iran angegriffen. Wir protestieren gegen den völkerrechtswidrigen Krieg und stellen konkrete Forderungen an die Bundesregierung.

Iran-Krieg: Forderungen an die Bundesregierung

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Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator is part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to produce oxygen from simulated lunar regolith for use at the Moon’s south pole. For this test, the team integrated the solar concentrator, mirrors, and software and confirmed […]

Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon - NASA

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Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance the agency’s aeronautics mission. This is where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and engineers are now pioneering the future of high-speed, autonomous, and electrified aircraft. Armstrong contributes to NASA’s broader mission of innovation and […]

NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission - NASA

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As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to the Moon and establishing an enduring presence. This includes standardizing vehicle configuration, adding an additional mission in 2027, and undertaking at least one surface […]

NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture   - NASA

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Description With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to cut costs and complexity for futuristic space antennas. Called JPL Additive Compliant Canister (JACC), the spring deployed on the small commercial spacecraft Proteus Space’s Mercury One on Feb. 3, 2026. […]

JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward - NASA Science

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NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026. Actors Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller, screenwriter Drew Goddard, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and producer and writer of the “Project Hail Mary” novel […]

Inside Project Hail Mary - NASA

NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency's Jet
Monika Luabeya (NASA)

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With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. Live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leadership will discuss the work ahead for the test flight, as well as […]

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign - NASA

Jessica Taveau (NASA)

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Mars is not what it used to be. Once warm, watery, and blanketed by a thick atmosphere, today the Red Planet is cold, dry, and draped by a thin atmospheric veil. The main culprit is a relentless stream of particles from the Sun, known as the solar wind. Over billions of years, the solar wind has stripped away […]

NASA’s ESCAPADE Ready to Study Space Weather from Earth to Mars - NASA Science

Now, NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission, which launched on Nov. 13, 2025, has turned on the science
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On Thursday, NASA announced Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, and Dana Hutcherson will serve as the acting program manager of the Commercial Crew Program. SOMD’s programs and activities include the Commercial Crew Program, the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Program, the Human Research Program, […]

NASA Names Acting Leaders for Two Key Human Spaceflight Roles - NASA

On Thursday, NASA announced Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at
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The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges. While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it warned that the agency’s biggest challenges stem from interconnected factors – workforce, acquisition, technical authority, budgets, and the growing complexity of human spaceflight – requiring sustained attention as missions become more ambitious. “Independent […]

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report  - NASA

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and
Jessica Taveau (NASA)

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NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Since Hathaway and fellow Crew-12 members Jessica Meir of NASA, Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency), and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos began their mission […]

Making an Entrance - NASA

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In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight : Six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released [day of week] will help commemorate this latest “planetary parade.” Because the planets in our solar system travel around […]

Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra - NASA

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Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA’s BioNutrients-3 is part of an experiment series testing ways to use microorganisms to produce these nutrients in space and on demand. The on-demand nature of this experiment is similar to making nutrient-dense fermented […]

NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space - NASA

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Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring its nickname, the […]

NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula - NASA Science

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Written by Diana Hayes, Graduate student at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 This has been a pretty routine week for Curiosity. As was mentioned last week, we’re now in the final phase of the boxwork exploration campaign. We’re currently making our way toward the eastern contact of the boxwork formation […]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4812-4819: Back Into the Hollows - NASA Science

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On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United States hurried to photograph the solar eclipse with the latest, greatest equipment, capturing groundbreaking images of the Sun’s corona.

New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse - NASA Science

Julie Stoltz (NASA Science)

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Groundbreaking “camera-on-a-chip” technology that was originally developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for use in space missions is currently employed in billions of devices like cell phones that are used daily by people worldwide.

Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life - NASA Science

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere in this image released on Feb. 19, 2026, revealing auroras shaped by its tilted magnetic field. Getting a look at the structure of the region where the atmosphere interacts strongly with the planet’s magnetic field is giving us the most detailed portrait […]

Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere - NASA

Monika Luabeya (NASA)

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For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble – called an “astrosphere” – completely surrounds the juvenile star. Winds from the star’s surface are blowing up the bubble and filling it with hot gas […]

Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra - NASA

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The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) engagement via middle school, high school, and community college science teacher professional development.

Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives - NASA Science

The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) engagement via middle school, high school, and community colleg…
Julie Stoltz (NASA Science)

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NASA and its international partners will receive scientific research samples and hardware when a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Feb. 26, and returns to Earth. Watch NASA’s live coverage of the undocking and departure of the agency’s 33rd SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission starting at 11:45 a.m. EST on NASA+, […]

NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure - NASA

Jessica Taveau (NASA)

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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered these bumpy, pea-sized nodules while exploring a region filled with boxwork formations — low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in-between. This mosaic is made up of 50 individual images taken by Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), a camera on […]

Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations - NASA Science

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered these bumpy, pea-sized nodules while exploring a region filled with boxwork formations — low ridges standing
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations — the low ridges seen here with hollows in between them — using its Mastcam on Sept. 26, 2025, the 4,671st Martian day, or sol, of the mission. These boxwork formations were created billions of years ago when water leaked through rock cracks. Minerals […]

Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region - NASA Science

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For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in between. Crisscrossing the surface for miles, the formations suggest ancient groundwater flowed on this part of the Red Planet […]

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sees Martian ‘Spiderwebs’ Up Close - NASA

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover approaches Mars in this Feb. 18, 2020, top-down still image captured by a camera on the rover’s descent stage. Perseverance is searching for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASA’s quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. NASA chose Jezero Crater as the landing because scientists believe the area was once […]

Perseverance’s Landing - NASA

Monika Luabeya (NASA)

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Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a brilliant beacon of light. That light traveled across the cosmos, reaching Earth June 29, 2025, where it was detected by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae. Astronomers immediately turned their resources to this new supernova, designated 2025pht, […]

NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova - NASA Science

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Safety and quality management are integral to every program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and across the entire agency. That gives team members like Regina Senegal, acting chief of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate’s (SMA) Quality and Flight Equipment Division, a unique opportunity to collaborate with diverse organizations and personnel. “I’m responsible […]

Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson’s Quality and Flight Equipment Division - NASA

Safety and quality management are integral to every program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and across the entire agency. That gives team members
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026, as a waning crescent Moon hovers above. Koch and Hansen, along with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, are part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight […]

Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38 - NASA

Monika Luabeya (NASA)

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New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might matter, according to new NASA research. NASA aeronautics has worked for years to enable new air transportation options for people and goods, and to find ways to make sure they can be safely and effectively […]

NASA Investigates How People Respond to Air Taxi Noise - NASA

In this case, NASA’s work focused on air taxis, shorthand for a variety of aircraft intended to carry people short distances for everything from personal
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At a news conference on Thursday, NASA released a report of findings from the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. “The Boeing Starliner spacecraft has faced challenges throughout its uncrewed and most recent crewed missions. While Boeing built Starliner, NASA accepted it and launched two astronauts to space. […]

NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation - NASA

At a news conference on Thursday, NASA released a report of findings from the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100
Cheryl Warner (NASA)

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During a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday NASA will discuss the findings of investigations into the 2024 crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s YouTube channel. An instant replay will be available online. NASA participants include: To ask questions during […]

NASA to Provide Starliner Crew Flight Test Review Findings Today - NASA

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Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how air moves around planes, rockets, and other kinds of aerospace vehicles. Air is invisible, but our understanding of how it flows is crucial for building better, safer aircraft. For 80 years, researchers used a technique […]

Award-Winning NASA Camera Revolutionizes How We See the Invisible - NASA

Imagine trying to photograph wind. That's similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how air moves around planes, rockets, and
Joseph Atkinson (NASA)

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This June 5, 2024, image shows lysozyme crystals aboard the International Space Station. Lysozyme is a protein found in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, and milk, and is used as a control compound to demonstrate well-formed crystals. Lysozyme plays a vital role in innate immunity, protecting against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The crystals were grown with […]

Crystals Grown in Space - NASA

This June 5, 2024, image shows lysozyme crystals aboard the International Space Station. Lysozyme is a protein found in bodily fluids like tears, saliva,
Monika Luabeya (NASA)

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A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to conduct vital biological research in space and get real-time access to data.

Small But Mighty Microplate Reader Could Transform NASA Research

A compact microplate reader heading to the International Space Station could deliver space science results more quickly.
Cinnamon Pritchard (NASA Science)

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NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announces the addition of imagery from Vantor to its Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) data access and discovery tool.

Vantor Archive Imagery Added to Satellite Data Explorer - NASA Science

The CSDA Program has added imagery from Vantor to its Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) data access and discovery tool.
Joseph Smith (NASA Science)

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NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announced eight new agreements with seven of its commercial partners to give users more access to near‑global multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data.

CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements - NASA Science

The CSDA Program announced eight new agreements that will give users more access to multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data.
Joseph Smith (NASA Science)

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Looking at Chlorophyll from Space By Compton “Jim” Tucker NASA scientists are able to study plants from space, but this wasn’t always the case. “I love using satellite data to study the Earth,” says Dr. Compton “Jim” Tucker. When Tucker was a graduate student, he and some friends discovered a new way to study photosynthesis. […]

Notes from the Field - NASA Science

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By Denise Lineberry On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth orbit. Though its final transmission was in May 1958, it continued to revolve around Earth more than 58,000 times. As […]

42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between - NASA Science

Alicia Cermak (NASA Science)

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By Hashima Hasan How did a little girl born in India soon after its independence from the British Empire, become a program scientist for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and the first female program scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Gravity Probe B, and other astrophysics flight missions? The […]

The Sky Belongs to All of Us - NASA Science

Alicia Cermak (NASA Science)

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By John Mather The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) went up on a Delta rocket on Nov. 18, 1989, into a polar sun-synchronous orbit 900 km up. Our team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Ball Aerospace, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and universities built it to look at the cosmic microwave and infrared […]

Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite - NASA Science

Alicia Cermak (NASA Science)

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By Laura Rocchio On July 23, 1972 the first civilian satellite designed to image Earth’s land surfaces was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. On board the satellite, originally named the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), but later known as Landsat 1, were two sensors. The primary sensor, called the Return Beam Vidicon […]

Peering Homeward, 1972 - NASA Science

Alicia Cermak (NASA Science)

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By Marcia J. Rieke The development of infrared detector arrays is intertwined with my experiences working on NASA projects. As an astronomer at a university, my interactions with NASA all start with a proposal in response to an opportunity. In 1983, near-infrared detector arrays were beginning to attract the attention of astronomers. At the suggestion […]

My NASA Experience - NASA Science

Alicia Cermak (NASA Science)

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By Nancy Grace Roman Looking through the atmosphere is like looking through a piece of old stained glass. The glass has defects that distort the image. The atmosphere also has defects that distort the image, but the defects in the atmosphere move, thus blurring the image as well. The glass is colored, so only some […]

The Gestation of the Hubble - NASA Science

Alicia Cermak (NASA Science)

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As NASA continues preparations for the Artemis II test flight, the agency will provide coverage Thursday, Feb. 19, of its next wet dress rehearsal, a fueling test of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, and hold a news conference on Friday, Feb. 20. Teams are counting down to the opening of a simulated launch window at 8:30 p.m. EST on Feb. […]

NASA to Provide Coverage of Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal - NASA

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Commodity Classic 2026 Hyperwall Schedule

Commodity Classic, February 25 – 27, 2026

Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #3481) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

4:30 – 4:50 PMNASA: Your Space and Science AgencyKaren St Germain


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

11:00 – 11:20 AMInforming Water and Agricultural Management Apps with NASA Modeling and Remote SensingSujay Kumar
11:20 – 11:40 AMTurning Agricultural Needs into Satellite SolutionsEmily Adams
11:40 – 12:00 PM[strong]NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET)[/strong]Brock Blevins/Sean McCartney
12:00 – 12:20 PM[strong]NASA Acres: Down to Earth Information for U.S. Agriculture[/strong]Alyssa Whitcraft
12:20 – 12:40 PMFarmers and NASA Acres Co-Create a New Farm Innovation Ambassador TeamPanel


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

11:00 – 11:20 AMHow Landsat Helps: Monitoring Crop Health & Water Use from SpaceAllison Nussbaum
11:20 – 11:40 AM[strong]NASA Data for Drought Resilience in Alabama[/strong]Brent Roberts
11:40 – 12:00 PM[strong]Using NASA Data for Irrigation Management: The OpenET Farm and Ranch Management Support Tools[/strong]Forrest Melton
12:00 – 12:20 PM[strong]NASA’s AVAIL Program Combining Multiple Perspectives on Agriculture to Support US Farmers[/strong]Alex Ruane
12:20 – 12:40 PMFrom the Ground Up with STELLA: Affordable Open-Source Handheld InstrumentsMike Taylor

Commodity Classic 2026 Hyperwall Schedule - NASA Science

Commodity Classic, February 25 - 27, 2026
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Description These images were part of the first successful use of a new technology called Mars Global Localization, developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Using its navigation cameras, NASA’s Perseverance captured a 360-degree view of the surrounding terrain that was matched to orbital imagery, enabling the rover to pinpoint its location on Mars on Feb. 2, […]

Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance’s Location - NASA Science

These images were part of the first successful use of a new technology called Mars Global Localization, developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Rafael Alanis (NASA Science)

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Description Using its navigation cameras, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured the five stereo pairs of images that make up this panorama on Feb. 2, 2026, the 1,762nd day, or sol, of the mission. A new technology called Mars Global Localization matched this 360-degree view to onboard orbital imagery from the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), […]

Perseverance Pinpoints Its Location at ‘Mala Mala’ - NASA Science

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Fishing boats illuminate the Arabian Sea along India’s west coast with green lights designed to attract squid, shrimp, sardines, and mackerel in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station, orbiting 259 miles above Earth on Dec. 25, 2025. Studying nighttime light offers a unique perspective for investigations into human behaviors, such as tracking the […]

Fishing Boats and City Lights - NASA

Monika Luabeya (NASA)

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There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance determine precisely where it is — without human help. Imagine you’re all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That’s what NASA’s Perseverance rover has been experiencing since landing on Mars five years ago. Though it carries time-tested tools for determining its general location, the rover has needed operators on Earth to tell it precisely where it is — until now. A new […]

NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars - NASA

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Listen to this audio excerpt from Katie Oriti, Orion European Service Module Integration Office manager: Growing up in rural America, Katie Oriti could only dream of working for NASA. Not because she wasn’t inspired by the dark, star-filled skies of her hometown Shelby, Ohio, but because it felt out of reach. “I think NASA was […]

I Am Artemis: Katie Oriti - NASA

Katie Oriti, the Orion European Service Module Integration Office manager, collaborates with ESA (European Space Agency) and Airbus to prepare for Artemis II.
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In the vast tapestry of the universe, most galaxies shine brightly across cosmic time and space. Yet a rare class of galaxies remains nearly invisible — low-surface-brightness galaxies dominated by dark matter and containing only a sparse scattering of faint stars. One such elusive object, dubbed CDG-2, may be among the most heavily dark matter-dominated […]

NASA’s Hubble Identifies One of Darkest Known Galaxies - NASA Science

Hubble identified a rare dark galaxy — a low-surface-brightness galaxy dominated by dark matter and containing only a sparse scattering of faint stars.
Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA Science)

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The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) performed an assessment to characterize the effects of abnormal grain growth (AGG) within a metallic liner of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV). This effort focused on evaluating the mechanical response of the liner material, including the strain amplification factor (SAF), using a series of custom-designed coupons that […]

TB 26-02 Effects of Large Grain Size in Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel - NASA

Meagan Chappell (NASA)

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Written by Abigail Fraeman, Curiosity Deputy Project Scientist Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 Curiosity spent this week at Gale crater completing the last few activities associated with the “Nevado Sajama 2” drill before kicking off our final phase of the boxwork exploration campaign. As we’ve explored the boxwork region, the science team has […]

Curiosity Blog Sols 4804-4811: Kicking Off the Final Phase of Boxwork Exploration - NASA Science

Stephen Carney (NASA Science)

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