March 2025

NASA History
General
Johnson Space Center
On March 2, 1995, space shuttle Endeavour launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its eighth trip into space, on the STS-67 Astro-2 mission.
Posted March 4, 2025
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
The shadow of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander can be seen in this photo from the Moon, taken after landing on March 2, 2025. The lander safely delivered a suite of 10 NASA science and technology instruments; these instruments will operate on the lunar surface for approximately one lunar day, or about 14 Earth […]
Posted March 4, 2025
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Helix Nebula
Hubble Space Telescope
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
Stars
The Universe
White Dwarfs
A planet may have been destroyed by a white dwarf at the center of a planetary nebula — the first time this has been seen. As described in our latest press release, this would explain a mysterious X-ray signal that astronomers have detected from the Helix Nebula for over 40 years. The Helix is a […]
Posted March 4, 2025
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Planetary Science
The Kuiper Belt
The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show “3 Body Problem.” There’s no problem, however, with what a team of researchers say is likely a stable trio of icy space rocks in the solar […]
Posted March 4, 2025
Stennis Space Center
Explore Lagniappe for March 2025 featuring: Gator Speaks Welcome to March. It is the month that refuses to sit still. One day, the sun is shining, and the next day, the wind is howling through the trees, especially in the 125,000-acre buffer zone at NASA Stennis. The buffer zone and location of NASA Stennis helps […]
Posted March 4, 2025
Stennis Space Center
Jason Hopper’s journey to NASA started with assessing the risk of stepping into the unknown. One day, while taking a break from his hobby of rock climbing at Mississippi State University, a fellow student noticed Hopper reading a rocket propulsion textbook with a photo of a space shuttle launch on the cover. Rocket propulsion – […]
Posted March 4, 2025
Johnson Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Orion Program
People of Johnson
The National Society of Professional Engineers recently named Debbie Korth, Orion deputy program manager at Johnson Space Center, as NASA’s 2025 Engineer of the Year. Korth was recognized during an award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 21, alongside honorees from 17 other federal agencies.
Posted March 4, 2025
Blogs
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 Curiosity continues to climb roughly southward through the layered sulfate strata toward the “boxwork” features.
Posted March 4, 2025
General
I’m really pleased that you agreed to take advantage of this opportunity.  I don’t recall if I have actually met you personally,  but if so, then I apologize for not remembering. I don’t think so, although you’ve certainly signed things for me. Well, I guess I have because I do remember seeing your name from […]
Posted March 4, 2025
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
STEM Engagement at NASA
In a fast-paced competition, students showcased their knowledge across a wide range of science and math topics. What is the molecular geometry of sulfur tetrafluoride? Which layer of the Sun is thickest? What is the average of the first 10 prime numbers? If you answered “see-saw,” “radiation zone,” and “12.9,” respectively, then you know a […]
Posted March 3, 2025
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