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Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition

By |2026-05-21T05:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s exhibit at the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship, held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from April 29 to May 2, 2026. NASA Robotics will play a critical role in NASA’s ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, presenting opportunities for the next generation of engineers, technologists, and [...]

NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition

By |2026-05-20T16:48:00-04:00May 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Team WINGMAN from South Dakota State University, comprised of (from left to right) Todd Letcher (advisor), Matthew Wieberdink, Owen Diede, Christian Lee, and Anders Olsen, took home first place at the 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Forum held at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Steven Holz, NASA sponsor and GBS Chair and judge, [...]

NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater

By |2026-05-19T16:47:00-04:00May 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater PIA26775 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Images… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater PNG (3.47 MB) Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, [...]

NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach

By |2026-05-19T16:43:00-04:00May 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach PIA26774 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach PNG (1.78 MB) Description This view of the [...]

Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole

By |2026-05-19T16:38:00-04:00May 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole PIA26773 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Psyche’s High-Resolution… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole PNG (1.09 MB) Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap [...]

NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby

By |2026-05-19T16:34:00-04:00May 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby PIA26772 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby PNG (423.28 KB) Description This is Psyche’s first view of [...]

NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars

By |2026-05-19T16:28:00-04:00May 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars PIA26771 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Images… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars PNG (251.49 KB) Description This view of a crescent Mars was captured [...]

NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network

By |2026-05-14T16:53:00-04:00May 14th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of “Santa Cruz,” a hill about 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) away from the rover, on April 29, 2021. Credit: NASA On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth communications is [...]

Nicholas Houghton: Engineering Crew Safety for NASA’s Artemis Missions

By |2026-05-11T16:51:00-04:00May 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read Nicholas Houghton: Engineering Crew Safety for NASA’s Artemis Missions Nicholas Houghton, right, supports crew suit-up operations during Underway Recovery Training 12, an end-to-end practice recovery run conducted at sea to prepare for Artemis II. Nicholas Houghton always dreamed of working at NASA and one day becoming an astronaut. Today, he helps [...]

NASA Welcomes Paraguay as 67th Artemis Accords Signatory

By |2026-05-07T16:41:00-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA The Republic of Paraguay signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday during a ceremony in Asunción, becoming the latest nation to commit to the shared principles guiding civil space exploration. “Today, I am proud to welcome Paraguay as the 67th signatory to the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “They join an ever-growing [...]

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