Explore This Section Science Science Activation Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science Science Activation Opportunities 4 min read Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson Sign installed next to the planted Artemis Moon Tree. Credit: NASA [...]
The Sun rises behind NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy [...]
Photo of the Day In the words of today's astrophotographer, Rositsa Dimitrova, "What have these silent sentinels watched pass across the sky?" The volcanic mo'ai (meaning statue) of Ahu Tongariki stand guard over Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Easter Island), a Polynesian island (annexed by Chile in 1888) located thousands of kilometers off the [...]
NASA has selected Jennifer Lyons as acting program manager for the agency’s Launch Services Program (LSP) based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pictured here is Lyons participating in rehearsal launch operations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at NASA’s Kennedy in [...]
Captured Nov. 29, 2024 by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this infrared view of Saturn shows its glowing icy rings and layered atmosphere. Several moons are visible, including Janus, Dione, and Enceladus.NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) Saturn’s icy rings glow in this infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released [...]
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams are pictured outside the International Space Station during a seven-hour, two-minute spacewalk on March 18, 2026. NASA/Jack Hathaway Science preparation and procedure reviews topped the schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The seven Expedition 74 crew members conducted a variety of tasks to ready for upcoming [...]
5 min read NASA-JAXA’s XRISM Telescope Clocks Hot Wind of Galaxy M82 The cool wind of galaxy M82 drives gas and dust up to 40,000 light-years from its core, as shown here using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. The inset shows a Chandra view of the galaxy’s [...]
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This image captured by the L-band SAR instrument on the U.S.-Indian NISAR mission on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Seattle in the center of the image with Bainbridge Island at left. The satellite can peer through clouds to view Earth’s surface below.NASA/JPL-Caltech Seattle and Portland, Oregon, are among the cloudiest cities in the United States. But [...]
