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From Suriname to Space: Rohit Goeptar Shares His Journey to NASA

By |2026-06-18T15:06:00-04:00June 18th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Rohit Goeptar, an electromagnetic/radio frequency analyst with NASA’s Launch Services Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reviews a radio frequency link budget analysis for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from his office. Goeptar is among the engineers and technicians sworn in as new NASA civil servants as part of NASA Administrator [...]

Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype

By |2026-06-18T14:29:00-04:00June 18th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype PIA26701 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Desert Field Test With NASA… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype PNG (27.94 MB) PIA26701 Figure A JPEG (26.03 MB) PIA26701 Figure [...]

NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers

By |2026-06-18T14:19:00-04:00June 18th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ERNEST (Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain) is used in a desert field test to help refine mobility hardware and autonomy software that could be used for a potential future long-range lunar rover mission. During the field test, which took place in March 2026 in the Colorado [...]

Search for Hidden Cosmic Companions in Sun’s Backyard

By |2026-06-17T15:40:00-04:00June 17th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Explore This Section Science Citizen Science Search for Hidden Cosmic… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation   Some stars have planets. Others are orbited by brown dwarfs, balls of gas too massive to be planets, but too low-mass to be stars. Astronomers love these brown dwarf-star pairs because being paired with [...]

NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation

By |2026-06-16T13:15:00-04:00June 16th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal… 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 [...]

NASA’s Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions

By |2026-06-15T14:45:00-04:00June 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

6 Min Read NASA’s Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A composite image of the nearby galaxy Messier 83, and short timelapse videos of two curious supernova remnants hidden inside. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: [...]

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from New Jersey Students

By |2026-06-15T14:06:00-04:00June 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams collect frozen research samples while living and working aboard the International Space Station. Credit: ESA/Sophie Adenot Students in New Jersey will hear from NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:05 [...]

I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena

By |2026-06-11T16:07:00-04:00June 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena Listen to this audio excerpt from Elkin Norena, Resident management officer, NASA’s Space Launch System Program: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. NASA’s Elkin Norena has helped the agency launch more than a dozen space shuttle missions – that’s more than [...]

NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors

By |2026-06-11T14:59:00-04:00June 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

4 min read NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA, called AstroPix, will take part in a robotic arm demonstration on the agency’s upcoming Fly Foundational Robots mission, set to launch in late 2027. Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of light. Scientists [...]

NASA, NOAA to Hold Joint Session at 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

By |2026-06-10T14:09:00-04:00June 10th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

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