The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo spacecraft atop stands at its launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida moments after mission teams stood down from Wednesday’s launch opportunity.NASA+ NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday, May 15, for the launch [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, May 11, 2026, in preparation for launch to the International Space Station.SpaceX Live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s [...]
Photo of the Day The New General Catalog of star clusters and nebulae really isn't so new. In fact, it was published in 1888 - an effort by J. L. E. Dreyer to consolidate the work of astronomers William, Caroline, and John Herschel along with others into a useful single, complete catalog of astronomical [...]
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Branch’s work outfitting a prototype of a lunar surface habitat they developed, pictured here, under a cooperative agreement with Marshall Space Flight Center, helped the company evolve its printing processes.Credit: Branch Technology Inc. An innovative 3D printing process that advanced NASA’s approach to outfitting [...]
NASA/Joel Kowsky “Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a [...]
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir conducts a biotechnology investigation to observe how tiny, engineered materials that mimic DNA behave in microgravity. Doctors on Earth will use the research data to learn how to improve and develop future treatments, or nano-therapies, that target cancer cells more precisely.NASA/Jessica Meir A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo [...]
The Sun rises behind NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft on top of a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 30, 2026.Credit: NASA/Jim Ross NASA is moving quickly to define next year’s Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight [...]
NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway works on MVP Cell-09 research inside a portable glovebag aboard the International Space Station.ESA/Sophie Adenot Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage in the heart. Researchers are leveraging the space environment to observe how stem cell derived heart [...]
3 min read NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date, filling in gaps from previous observations. Nearly 6,000 colored dots scattered across the image show the locations of either confirmed or candidate exoplanets — worlds beyond [...]
Photo of the Day Today’s composite image features something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue! Comet R3 PanSTARRS, streaking across the right of the image, likely originated from the Oort Cloud, meaning it is an old Solar System relic from billions of years ago. It’s bright extended ion tail glows blue as [...]
