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Perseverance’s Landing

By |2026-02-23T11:27:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021.NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance Rover approaches Mars in this Feb. 18, 2020, top-down still image captured by a camera on the rover’s descent stage. Perseverance is searching for signs of ancient microbial [...]

NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

By |2026-02-23T10:00:00-05:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA’s Webb Telescope… 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 Early Universe [...]

NASA to Rollback Artemis II Rocket, Spacecraft

By |2026-02-22T13:02:00-05:00February 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

The Moon is seen behind the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft on top of the mobile launcher at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 29, 2026. NASA/Sam Lott Weather pending, NASA will roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch pad at [...]

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

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

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 [...]

Artemis II Crew Enters Quarantine Ahead of March Launch Opportunity

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

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 [...]

Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38

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

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 [...]

NASA Begins Artemis II Launch Pad Ops After Successful Fuel Test 

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

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 [...]

Award-Winning NASA Camera Revolutionizes How We See the Invisible

By |2026-02-19T11:31:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 Min Read Award-Winning NASA Camera Revolutionizes How We See the Invisible A shock wave interacting with a thin layer of fluid at Mach 10 in a wind tunnel, as captured by the Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren (SAFS) system invented in 2020 by researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Compared to conventional [...]

Crystals Grown in Space

By |2026-02-19T11:12:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Redwire This June 5, 2024, image shows lysozyme crystals aboard the International Space Station. Lysozyme is a protein found in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, and milk, and is used as a control compound to demonstrate well-formed crystals. Lysozyme plays a vital role in innate immunity, protecting against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The crystals were grown [...]

Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project

By |2026-02-19T09:28:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 min read Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the Sun toward Earth. Here, it meets the Earth’s magnetic fields, which shield our planet like a giant umbrella. The Space Umbrella project needs your help investigating this dynamic [...]

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