NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, stands vertical inside the Vehicle Assembly building on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as preparations continue for rollout to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot [...]
Photo of the Day A lone tree stands in a quiet meadow in Guadalajara, Spain, silhouetted against the Cygnus region rising above like flames in the night sky. This deep night skyscape is a composite of exposures that reveals a range of brightness and color human eyes can't quite see on their own. Spanning [...]
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams are seen outside the International Space Station installing a solar array modification kit during U.S. EVA 94 on March 18, 2026.NASA NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:54 p.m. EDT. It was Williams’ first spacewalk and Meir’s fourth. [...]
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At any given moment, about 20 volcanoes on Earth are actively erupting. Often among them is Mayon—the most active volcano in the Philippines.Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 acquired this rare, relatively clear image of Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, on Feb. 26, 2026. [...]
For Corey Elmore, the path to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center did not begin in engineering. It began in service. Today he serves as a NASA Pathways engineering intern in the Technical Processes and Tools Branch (KSC-NE-TA) at Kennedy Space Center. Through the Pathways program, he is gaining hands-on experience supporting the engineering environments, technical tools [...]
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From left, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams are conducting a spacewalk to install a modification kit and route cables on the port side of the International Space Station where a new roll-out solar array will be attached on a future spacewalk. NASA NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams began a spacewalk at [...]
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will exit the International Space Station and conduct a spacewalk to install a modification kit and route cables on the port side of the orbital lab where a new roll-out solar array will be attached on a future spacewalk. NASA Live coverage is underway as two NASA astronauts [...]
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, stands vertical inside the Vehicle Assembly building on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as preparations continue for rollout to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot [...]
