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NASA Awards Contract for Johnson Space Center Infrastructure

By |2026-05-29T17:24:00-04:00May 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA NASA has selected seven companies to provide construction, revitalization, and infrastructure improvements at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Johnson Space Center Multiple Award Construction Contract supports up to $300 million in upgrades to mission‑support facilities, utilities, and equipment across the NASA Johnson campus. All funds must be obligated by Sept. [...]

NASA Hosts SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event at Headquarters

By |2026-05-29T16:49:00-04:00May 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts gather together for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module. Clockwise from bottom left are, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui. Credit: [...]

Blood-Clotting Research, Spacewalk Cleanup Wrap Up Week on Space Station

By |2026-05-29T13:20:00-04:00May 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox preparing blood platelet samples for incubation and growth to observe how weightlessness affects a crew member’s blood-clotting and immune function at the cellular and genetic levels.ESA/Sophie Adenot The Expedition 74 crew members primarily focused their science work on blood-clotting and immune function [...]

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look

By |2026-05-29T12:33:00-04:00May 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 Min Read NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look This photo peers down the barrel of the Roman telescope with its visor-like sunshade deployed. Credits: NASA/Sydney Rohde Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed their final inspection of a key element for the agency’s Nancy Grace [...]

Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster

By |2026-05-29T07:29:00-04:00May 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight  

By |2026-05-28T18:29:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies over Rogers Dry Lake near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. NASA continues expanding the aircraft’s flight envelope through a series of lower-altitude and slower-speed flights ahead of upcoming flight [...]

I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs

By |2026-05-28T17:58:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. If you’ve driven through a cloud of dust and dirt that temporarily obscured your view, you’ve gotten a partial picture of a potential problem [...]

New Landsat Science Team Holds First In-Person Meeting

By |2026-05-28T17:03:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Landsat Navigation Landsat Home Missions Landsat 10 Landsat 9 Landsat 8 Landsat 7 Landsat 6 Landsat 5 Landsat 4 Landsat 3 Landsat 2 Landsat 1 News Latest News People of Landsat Q&As Newsletter Publications Data Overview Cal/Val Open Data Benefits Overview Agriculture & Food Security Disaster Management Ecosystems & Biodiversity Energy Resources Forest Management [...]

NGC 1514: The Crystal Ball Nebula

By |2026-05-28T16:44:27-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What do you see in this crystal ball? The featured image shows NGC 1514, known as the Crystal Ball Nebula, observed by the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea, in Hawai'i. NGC 1514 is 1,500 light-years away and was discovered by William Herschel in 1790. This planetary nebula is formed when [...]

Physics, Eye Checks, and Workout Maintenance Fill Day After Spacewalk

By |2026-05-28T16:22:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov works outside the International Space Station in his Orlan spacesuit with red stripes on May 27, 2026. During the six-hour and five-minute spacewalk, Kud‑Sverchkov, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev (out of frame), installed a solar radiation experiment and removed physics and microbiology research hardware from the orbital outpost.NASA Space physics, [...]

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