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NASA Welcomes Morocco as 64th Artemis Accords Signatory 

By |2026-04-30T13:31:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA The Kingdom of Morocco signed the Artemis Accords on April 29th during a ceremony in the country’s capital, Rabat, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welcome the Kingdom of Morocco as the newest signatory to the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Administrator Jared [...]

NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary

By |2026-04-30T13:13:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

4 Min Read NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary This 1976 photograph shows how the visitor center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., appeared when it opened to the public for the first time. Credits: NASA Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor center at its Goddard campus [...]

NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies

By |2026-04-30T12:54:00-04:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Partners from NASA, Texas public safety organizations, commercial drone operators, and the Federal Aviation Administration gathered in the region of North Texas Feb. 18 to understand how public safety drones can operate alongside commercial drones safely and effectively.Credit: Texas Department of Public Safety Our [...]

I Am Artemis: Ryan Schulte

By |2026-04-29T17:45:00-04:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Ryan Schulte Ryan Schulte, Orion flywheel project manager, demonstrates using the Orion spacecraft’s flywheel exercise device at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credits: NASA/Rad Sinyak Listen to this audio excerpt from Ryan Schulte, Orion flywheel project manager: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio [...]

US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico City Subsidence

By |2026-04-29T17:12:00-04:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 Min Read US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico City Subsidence PIA26709 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/David Bekaert Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal US-Indian Spacecraft Captures… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico City Subsidence JPEG (32.05 MB) PIA26709 Figure A PNG (4.38 MB) Description A scientist produced this map of [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4873-4878: Welcome to the Atacama Drill Target

By |2026-04-29T16:38:00-04:00April 29th, 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 2 min [...]

US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City

By |2026-04-29T16:23:00-04:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

New data from NISAR shows where Mexico City and its environs subsided by up to a few centimeters per month (shown in blue) between Oct. 25, 2025, and Jan. 17, 2026. Uneven and seemingly small elevation changes have added up over the decades, fracturing roads, buildings, and water lines.NASA/JPL-Caltech/David Bekaert One of the most powerful [...]

A Gently Glowing Galaxy

By |2026-04-29T11:28:00-04:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. J. Koss, A. J. Barth A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 [...]

NASA, Boeing Advance Truss-Braced Wing Research in Test

By |2026-04-29T11:10:00-04:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A scale model of Boeing’s Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research concept undergoes testing in a 5-meter wind tunnel operated by the company QinetiQ in December 2025.QinetiQ NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing to study an innovative advanced aircraft design intended to improve [...]

NASA Demonstrates New Prescribed Burn Capability for Spaceport 

By |2026-04-29T10:27:00-04:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

A prescribed fire set on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, led to smoke billowing up into the sky throughout the area, including near the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Control Center.NASA/Leejay Lockhart Anyone who has seen a launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida knows the agency’s pursuit [...]

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