Photo of the Day Which way is Comet R3 PanSTARRS going? Not towards the star at the top of the image, because that is Rigel, which, being far in the background, is unrelated to the comet. Not through the nebula in the image middle, because that is the Witch Head Nebula and it, too, [...]
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot shows off the Optical Coherence Tomography machine, a medical imaging device used for eye exams. Doctors on the ground monitor the eye exam in real time viewing an astronaut’s retina, lens, and cornea.ESA/Sophie Adenot DNA-mimicking materials, quantum physics hardware, and spacesuit batteries wrapped up the work week aboard the International Space [...]
2 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach PIA26750 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach JPEG (132.38 KB) PIA26750 Figure A JPEG (105.92 KB) Description This [...]
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Anton Kiriwas Listen to this audio excerpt from Anton Kiriwas, senior technical integration manager for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. When Anton Kiriwas first spotted an image of the Moon and Mars hanging over a job fair [...]
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) High Performance Spaceflight Computing System on ChipNASA/Ryan Lannom For decades, NASA has advanced on-board spacecraft computer processors that coordinate and execute the functions needed to support mission success. Space computing originated in the 1960s with the Apollo Guidance Computers, which were pivotal for guidance, [...]
NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Chris Williams captured the Milky Way rising above Earth’s atmospheric glow on April 13, 2026, while aboard a SpaceX Dragon docked to the International Space Station. This atmospheric glow is also called airglow. It occurs when atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere, excited by sunlight, emit light to shed their [...]
During his tenure as chief of staff, NASA’s Brian Hughes is seen during a NASA town hall event, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington.Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s [...]
Lead research engineer Dr. Kerrigan Cain adjusts tubes connected to a fuel cell inside NASA Glenn Research Center’s Fuel Cell Testing Laboratory in Cleveland on Feb. 23, 2026. His team is testing a system that could revolutionize power generation and energy storage for future Moon and Mars missions.NASA/Jef Janis With a small blue crane, four [...]
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above Palmdale and Edwards, California, during its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, accompanied by a NASA F/A-18 research aircraft serving as chase.NASA/Jim Ross NASA’s home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing [...]
Credit: NASA The Republic of Paraguay signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday during a ceremony in Asunción, becoming the latest nation to commit to the shared principles guiding civil space exploration. “Today, I am proud to welcome Paraguay as the 67th signatory to the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “They join an ever-growing [...]
