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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered an expanse of terrain covered in surface features called polygons. Scientists have never seen so many of these features in one place and are unsure how they formed.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed [...]

By |2026-07-29T11:30:00-04:00July 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

APOD: 2026 July 29 – Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 29 – Psyche… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Psyche [...]

By |2026-07-29T11:25:00-04:00July 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made

NASA This July 23, 2026, illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars’ atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission. NASA MAVEN mission scientists have found that certain types of auroras on Mars form in a similar [...]

By |2026-07-29T11:20:00-04:00July 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects

Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA Webb Explores Family Tree… Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Webb Timeline Science Overview and Goals [...]

By |2026-07-29T10:00:00-04:00July 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams

Ray Williams, supervisor of test support operations at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, poses for a photograph on July 16, 2026. Williams is among the first engineers and technicians sworn in as new NASA civil servants at Stennis as part of the administrator’s directive to strengthen technical core competencies within the [...]

By |2026-07-29T09:32:00-04:00July 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes

Photo of the Day What's connecting these two volcanoes? In ancient folklore, the two volcanoes, Parinacota (left) and Pomerape (right), are connected by representing a mythical prince and princess who engaged in a forbidden romance. Beneath the ground, the two peaks are not known to be connected by a common pool of hot magma, [...]

By |2026-07-28T16:44:46-04:00July 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Commander Jessica Meir and Crew Check Spacesuits, Prep for Spacewalks

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir poses for a portrait inside the Kibo laboratory module after acccepting command of the International Space Station. Meir will lead the Expedition 75 crew until the end of summer.NASA/Anil Menon The seven-member Expedition 75 crew worked throughout Tuesday on spacesuit checks, eye exams, and exercise research aboard the International Space Station. [...]

By |2026-07-28T15:36:00-04:00July 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

APOD: 2026 July 28 – Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 28 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. OriginalAnnotated Barnards [...]

By |2026-07-28T11:30:00-04:00July 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams shows off the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Williams was supporting semiconductor crystal research to help advance the commercial space economy and promote Earth-based industries. NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International [...]

By |2026-07-27T14:49:00-04:00July 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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