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Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition

NASA’s exhibit at the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship, held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from April 29 to May 2, 2026. NASA Robotics will play a critical role in NASA’s ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, presenting opportunities for the next generation of engineers, technologists, and [...]

By |2026-05-21T05:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition

Team WINGMAN from South Dakota State University, comprised of (from left to right) Todd Letcher (advisor), Matthew Wieberdink, Owen Diede, Christian Lee, and Anders Olsen, took home first place at the 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Forum held at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Steven Holz, NASA sponsor and GBS Chair and judge, [...]

By |2026-05-20T16:48:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Cancer, Blood Research Tops Science Schedule as Spacewalk Preps Continue

Six of the seven Expedition 74 crew members pose for a portrait together aboard the International Space Station. From left are, NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev, NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer [...]

By |2026-05-20T15:33:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

La NASA informará sobre su estrategia y misiones para la Base Lunar

Concepto artístico de astronautas trabajando en la superficie lunar.Crédito: NASA Read this news release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa el martes 26 de mayo a las 2 p.m. EDT (hora del este) para compartir los planes para la Base Lunar y destacar los avances hacia una presencia sostenida en la [...]

By |2026-05-20T15:08:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge

The Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge — the fifth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a competition to advance persistent infrastructure for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. NASA Flight Opportunities invites applicants to propose a payload that can be manipulated by a robotic arm in low Earth orbit. Up to three winners will each receive [...]

By |2026-05-20T15:02:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. During the flyby, it took this image and others. This representative color image, captured by Psyche’s multispectral imager instrument, features the double-ring crater Huygens and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands. This [...]

By |2026-05-20T13:51:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae

Green swirls of microscopic algae (phytoplankton) are visible off the U.S. Gulf Coast in this image captured Oct. 21, 2024, by the Ocean Color Instrument on NASA’s PACE satellite. The sensor also observed autumn leaf colors, visible as a reddish streak, to the northeast.NASA NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on [...]

By |2026-05-20T13:39:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions

An artist’s concept of astronauts working on the lunar surface.Credit: NASA NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lunar surface. The media briefing will take place at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington. Leadership will discuss [...]

By |2026-05-20T13:13:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry

3 Min Read NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is [...]

By |2026-05-20T13:11:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

I Am Artemis: Tim Goddard

4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Tim Goddard Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead, stands in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credits: NASA/Rad Sinyak Listen to this audio excerpt from Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. [...]

By |2026-05-20T10:57:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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