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Progress Counts Down to Launch to Resupply Expedition 74

The Roscosmos Progress 88 spacecraft carrying about three tons of cargo lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on May 30,2024.NASA TV NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.  The unpiloted Progress 94 spacecraft [...]

By |2026-03-22T07:32:00-04:00March 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Galaxies in the River: NGC 1300 and NGC 1297

Photo of the Day Spiral NGC 1300 and elliptical NGC 1297 are galaxies that lie on the banks of the southern constellation Eridanus (The River). At 70 million light-years distant or more, both are members of the Eridanus Galaxy Cluster. About 100,000 light-years across, at lower left in this sharp, galaxy group photo NGC [...]

By |2026-03-21T16:44:27-04:00March 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s X-59 Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Makes Second Flight 

NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft flew its second flight on March 20, 2026, near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.NASA/Jim Ross NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft made its second flight on Friday, kicking off a series of dozens of test flights in 2026.  Although the flight duration was abbreviated due to a technical issue, the team was able to collect information that will inform future tests.  [...]

By |2026-03-20T19:27:00-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Hangar One Restoration Project

Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, Moffett Field, California, in 2006.Credits: NASA/Dominic Hart Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on April 25, 2022 and has been updated to reflect changes including the completion of Hangar One’s restoration. Restoration has been completed on Hangar One, a historic landmark in the San Francisco Bay Area and a key [...]

By |2026-03-20T16:53:00-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Spring Equinox at Teide Observatory

Photo of the Day The defining astronomical moment of the equinox today is at 14:46 UTC (March 20). That's when the Sun crosses the celestial equator moving north in its yearly journey through planet Earth's sky, marking the beginning of spring for our fair planet in the northern hemisphere and fall in the southern [...]

By |2026-03-20T16:44:24-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Selects University Finalists for Technology Concepts Competition

Image Credit: National Institute of Aerospace NASA selected 14 university teams from across the nation as finalists in the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This NASA challenge tasks students to design innovative concepts that could further human life and work on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The competition links academia [...]

By |2026-03-20T15:30:00-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries

5 min read How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 30, 2025, as observed by the Wide Field Camera 3 instrument on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. NASA missions all across the solar system have collected data about the comet to be shared in public archives. [...]

By |2026-03-20T15:06:00-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries

5 min read How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 30, 2025, as observed by the Wide Field Camera 3 instrument on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. NASA missions all across the solar system have collected data about the comet to be shared in public archives. NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), [...]

By |2026-03-20T15:06:00-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Smiles and Spacesuits

NASA/Zena Cardman NASA astronaut Chris Williams smiles at the camera during a spacesuit fit verification on Jan. 2, 2026, inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. This procedure confirms that the spacesuit is airtight and properly configured, assesses comfort and mobility, and helps prevent potential safety risks. Williams and fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir completed [...]

By |2026-03-20T14:27:00-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Exploration, Science Inspire “Project Hail Mary” Film

NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with the people behind “Project Hail Mary” and the audience during a panel about the movie at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026.NASA/Dan Goods Real-life space exploration and big-screen science fiction will converge on Friday. As NASA prepares to launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission [...]

By |2026-03-20T13:22:00-04:00March 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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