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Quesst (X-59)
Aeronautics
Armstrong Flight Research Center
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft made its second flight on Friday, kicking off a series of dozens of test flights in 2026.  Although the flight duration was abbreviated due to a technical issue, the team was able to collect information that will inform future tests.  “Despite the early landing, this is a good day for the team.
Posted March 21, 2026
Ames Research Center
Environmental Management Division (EMD)
NASA History
Office of Strategic Infrastructure (OSI)
Women at NASA
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on April 25, 2022 and has been updated to reflect changes including the completion of Hangar One’s restoration.
Posted March 20, 2026
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
CoECI News
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Get Involved
Langley Research Center
NASA Directorates
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA selected 14 university teams from across the nation as finalists in the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This NASA challenge tasks students to design innovative concepts that could further human life and work on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Posted March 20, 2026
3I/ATLAS
Comets
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Open Science
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will soon leave our solar system, never to return, but the observations of the comet will live on in NASA’s public data archives. More than a dozen NASA science missions turned their instruments to observe the comet, which is only the third identified object to be visiting our solar system from […]
Posted March 20, 2026
Christopher L. Williams
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronaut Chris Williams smiles at the camera during a spacesuit fit verification on Jan. 2, 2026, inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. This procedure confirms that the spacesuit is airtight and properly configured, assesses comfort and mobility, and helps prevent potential safety risks.
Posted March 20, 2026
General
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Headquarters
Real-life space exploration and big-screen science fiction will converge on Friday.
Posted March 20, 2026
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Artemis 2
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
Space Launch System (SLS)
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA used advanced simulations to provide the best possible launch conditions for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon.  To better understand the Artemis Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s flight environment, engineers turned to a
Posted March 20, 2026
What We Do
Featured Careers
For Kids and Students
Glenn Research Center
Grades 9-12 for Educators
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
STEM Engagement at NASA
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is hosting the 2026 NASA Glenn High School Engineering Institute this July. The hands-on learning experience is designed to help high school students prepare for a future in the aerospace workforce.   Rising high school juniors and seniors can submit applications for this summer program beginning Friday, Ma
Posted March 20, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 9
Volcanoes
Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
Posted March 20, 2026
Kennedy Space Center
An American bald eagle flies away from its nest and tree at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 13, 2026. Bald eagle nesting surveys across NASA Kennedy, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Canaveral National Seashore are conducted annually to document the number of bald eagle active and inactive nests in support […]
Posted March 19, 2026
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