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Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe

Photo of the Day What's happening at the end of that street? Pictured here are not auroras but light pillars, a phenomenon typically much closer. In most places on Earth, a lucky viewer can see a Sun pillar, a column of light appearing to extend up from the Sun caused by flat fluttering ice-crystals [...]

By |2026-03-23T16:44:24-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Science Through Shadows: How Astronomical Alignments Reveal the Universe

Explore This Section Science Science Activation Science Through Shadows: How… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science Science Activation Opportunities   6 min read Science Through Shadows: How Astronomical Alignments Reveal the Universe When one celestial object passes in front of another, it can cast a [...]

By |2026-03-23T15:47:00-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

See NASA’s GUARDIAN Catch a Tsunami

This animation shows how, following a massive earthquake off Russia on July 29, 2025, GUARDIAN flagged an incoming wave west of Hawaii some 32 minutes before it made landfall and was detected by tide gauges (shown in blue). Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio A new data visualization illustrates how an experimental NASA technology can [...]

By |2026-03-23T14:10:00-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

SWOT Mission Unlocks a New View of Our Waterways

1 min read SWOT Mission Unlocks a New View of Our Waterways Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For [...]

By |2026-03-23T13:22:00-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Cargo Headed to Station, Week Begins with Science Prep and Maintenance

iss074e0333993 (Feb. 26, 2026) — ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 74 Flight Engineer Sophie Adenot is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module during cargo stowage activities.ESA/Sophie Adenot A cargo spacecraft is in orbit catching up to the International Space Station for a docking tomorrow to deliver food and supplies to the [...]

By |2026-03-23T12:41:00-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Telescopes Survey Pinwheel Galaxy

NASA, CSA, ESA, D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts – Amherst), C. Clark (Space Telescope Science Institute – ESA – JWST), K. Kuntz (The John Hopkins University), and B. Shappee (University of Hawaii); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) This March 16, 2026, image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope [...]

By |2026-03-23T12:32:00-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA to Provide Update on Implementation of National Space Policy

The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on February 1, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of [...]

By |2026-03-23T10:20:00-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Hubble Revisits Crab Nebula to Track 25 Years of Expansion

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

By |2026-03-23T10:00:00-04:00March 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Transformational Tools and Technologies Resources

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A scale model of a possible single-aisle twin-engine airliner is tested in a NASA wind tunnel.NASA Vision Studies, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Studies, and White Papers NASA Computational Fluid Dynamics Vision 2030 Study: A Path to Revolutionary Computational Aerosciences Requirements for Aircraft Certification By [...]

By |2026-03-22T14:59:00-04:00March 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Progress Cargo Craft Launches to Resupply Station Crew

The Progress 94 cargo spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on March 22, 2026. NASA The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 94 spacecraft is safely in orbit and headed to the International Space Station following its launch at 7:59 a.m. EDT (4:59 p.m. Baikonur time) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Following launch, [...]

By |2026-03-22T08:43:00-04:00March 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|
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