Photo of the Day Why is there a spiral around the North Pole of Mars? Each winter this pole develops a new outer layer about one meter thick composed of carbon dioxide frozen out of the thin Martian atmosphere. This fresh layer is deposited on a water-ice layer that exists year round. Strong winds [...]
The Progress 92 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Poisk module.NASA+ The unpiloted Progress 92 spacecraft arrived at the space-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Poisk module at 5:25 p.m. EDT, Saturday, July 5. The spacecraft launched at 3:32 p.m. EDT on July 3 (12:32 a.m. Baikonur time, [...]
The Progress 90 cargo craft nears the International Space Station for a docking to the Poisk module on Nov. 23, 2024.NASA NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 92 spacecraft will automatically [...]
Former Johnson Director Jefferson Howell July 3, 2025 Jefferson Davis Howell, Jr., former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, died July 2, in Bee Cave, Texas. He was 85 years old. Howell was a champion of the construction of the International Space Station, working on a deadline to complete the orbiting lab by [...]
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Since launching in 2023, NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution mission, or TEMPO, has been measuring the quality of the air we breathe from 22,000 miles above the ground. June 19 marked the successful completion of TEMPO’s 20-month-long initial prime mission, and based on [...]
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The Progress 92 cargo craft lifts off on time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan packed with three tons of supplies for the Expedition 73 crew.NASA+ The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 92 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 3:32 p.m. EDT (12:32 a.m., Baikonur time, Friday, July [...]
The Progress 91 cargo craft is pictured launching on Feb. 27, 2025, time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.NASA+ NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. The unpiloted Progress 92 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at [...]
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Swept Wing Flow Test model, known as SWiFT, with pressure sensitive paint applied, sports a pink glow under ultraviolet lights while tested during 2023 in a NASA wind tunnel at Langley Research Center in Virginia.NASA / Dave Bowman Many of us grew up [...]
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS The United States flag adorns an aluminum plate mounted at the base of the mast, or “head,” of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. This image of the plate was taken on June 28, 2025 (the 1,548th day, or sol, of the mission), by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) camera on [...]
