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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie

By |2026-05-12T12:45:00-04:00May 12th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 Min Read NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie PIA26752 Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Perseverance Rover… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie PNG (178.16 MB) PIA26752 Figure A PNG (178.92 MB) PIA26752 Animation (.gif) GIF (3.55 MB) PIA26752 Animation (.mp4) MP4 [...]

Hello Universe: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing

By |2026-05-12T11:02:00-04:00May 12th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor packs the power of a full system-on-a-chip. This next-generation processor is made to survive deep space while delivering a massive leap in computational speed compared to current spacecraft [...]

I Am Artemis: Kathleen Harmon

By |2026-05-12T10:40:00-04:00May 12th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Kathleen Harmon Kathleen Harmon, Artemis II Mission Interface Manager for NASA’s Deep Space Network, in the Charles Elachi Mission Control Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Listen to this audio excerpt from Kathleen Harmon, the Artemis II Mission Interface Manager for NASA’s Deep Space [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4886-4892: Ingenuity and Perseverance, Curiosity Style

By |2026-05-11T21:38:00-04:00May 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min [...]

NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill

By |2026-05-11T20:09:00-04:00May 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 Min Read NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill PIA26724 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill PNG (20.94 MB) Description [...]

Hubble Survey Sets Up Roman’s Future Look Near Milky Way’s Center

By |2026-05-11T10:00:00-04:00May 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Roman Home About Roman Mission Overview Why is Roman Important? Who is Nancy Grace Roman? Frequently Asked Questions Mission Timeline Partners Meet the Team Science Overview Dark Energy Dark Matter Exoplanets Large Area Near-Infrared Surveys Observing with Roman General Investigator Program For Scientists Observatory Roman Observatory Wide Field Instrument Coronagraph Instrument Interactive Telescope Diagram [...]

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir

By |2026-05-11T09:58:00-04:00May 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir sits for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Sept. 23, 2025. This photo was chosen as one of the 2025 NASA Photographer of the Year finalists. Meir launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station in February 2026 with fellow NASA astronaut [...]

NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview

By |2026-05-08T18:50:00-04:00May 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX 34th commercial resupply mission will launch on the company’s Dragon spacecraft on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliver research and supplies to the International Space Station.NASA NASA and SpaceX are targeting a mid-May launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.  Loaded with about 6,500 pounds of supplies, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will lift off [...]

Glowing Views from the Space Station

By |2026-05-08T11:21:00-04:00May 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Chris Williams captured the Milky Way rising above Earth’s atmospheric glow on April 13, 2026, while aboard a SpaceX Dragon docked to the International Space Station. This atmospheric glow is also called airglow. It occurs when atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere, excited by sunlight, emit light to shed their [...]

NASA Names Brian Hughes to Launch Operations Role

By |2026-05-08T10:00:00-04:00May 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

During his tenure as chief of staff, NASA’s Brian Hughes is seen during a NASA town hall event, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington.Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s [...]

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