APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 10 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD APOD: 2026 August 10 – Three Galaxy Pairs Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional [...]
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 8 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. A [...]
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News In Memoriam Announcements Archives IGARSS 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #100) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 10 3:00 PM Technology Enabling the Future of Earth Science Mike [...]
NASA/Pablo Garcia Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) conducted more than 140 hours of observations of the magnetar 1E 1547-5408, shown in this Aug. 5, 2026, artist’s concept, between March and April 2025. In doing so, they may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but [...]
3 Min Read NASA’s Lunar Development and Test Facility Prepares Artemis Hardware for Moon The Handheld Lunar Electrostatic Dust Mitigation (LEDM) tool is tested inside the Lunar Development and Test Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credits: NASA/Josh Valcarcel Before astronauts return to the Moon’s surface through NASA’s Artemis program, the hardware they depend on must [...]
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 7 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Rubin’s COSMOS [...]
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Educators & Teens Get Hands-On… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 4 min read Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality An educator explores NASA’s TEMPO mission data using the CosmicDS TEMPO-Lab viewer during a hands-on immersion [...]
2 Min Read NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept) PIA26760 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept) JPEG (3.25 MB) Description This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s three SkyFall Mars helicopters collecting data [...]
1 Min Read Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission PIA26759 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Antenna Testing for NASA’s… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission JPEG (30.46 MB) Description SkyFall ground-penetrating radar engineer Maya Román connects a coaxial cable to a [...]
3 Min Read I Am Artemis Tom Percy As NASA sets its sights on long-term exploration of the Moon and Mars, the agency is increasing the cadence of its Artemis missions. Helping bring these plans to fruition is Tom Percy, manager of systems engineering and integration for NASA’s Human Landing System Program. Tom Percy, [...]
