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Twilight with Moon and Planets

Photo of the Day Only two days after the February New Moon's annular eclipse of the Sun, a slender lunar crescent poses above the western horizon after sunset in this wintry twilight skyscape. Its nightside faintly illuminated by earthshine, the young Moon is joined by three bright planets in the mostly clear, early evening [...]

By |2026-02-21T15:44:26-05:00February 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Troubleshooting Artemis II Rocket Upper Stage Issue, Preparing to Roll Back

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft stand vertical on mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission [...]

By |2026-02-21T10:32:00-05:00February 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

Artemis II Crew Enters Quarantine Ahead of March Launch Opportunity

The Artemis II crew, pictured with their training team, completes their final simulation ahead of quarantine.NASA NASA is targeting no earlier than Friday, March 6, for the launch of Artemis II, pending completion of required work at the launch pad, analysis of test data, and the outcome of a Flight Readiness Review in the coming [...]

By |2026-02-20T18:04:00-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

B93: A Dark Interstellar Ghost

Photo of the Day "A ghost in the Milky Way…” says Christian Bertincourt, the astrophotographer behind this striking image of Barnard 93 (B93). The 93rd entry in Barnard’s Catalogue of Dark Nebulae, B93 lies within the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (Messier 24), where its darkness stands in stark contrast to bright stars and gas [...]

By |2026-02-20T15:44:26-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Cardiac, Respiratory, and Exercise Research Wrap Week Aboard Station

Astronauts (from left) Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir take a portrait together before beginning their exercise sessions on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED), which mimics free weights on Earth, and the COLBERT treadmill.ESA/Sophie Adenot The Expedition 74 crew wrapped up the week with cardiac and respiratory studies and conducting space exercise research to keep [...]

By |2026-02-20T15:03:00-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos

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 Researchers About Us 5 Min Read NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises [...]

By |2026-02-20T15:00:00-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38

NASA/Brendan Finnegan NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026, as a waning crescent Moon hovers above. Koch and Hansen, along with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, are part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first [...]

By |2026-02-20T09:50:00-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Begins Artemis II Launch Pad Ops After Successful Fuel Test 

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft stand vertical on mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission [...]

By |2026-02-19T23:23:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |
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