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NASA Awards Project Support Bridge Contract

NASA has awarded a bridge contract to ASRC Federal System Solutions LLC of Beltsville, Maryland, to provide financial support and project planning and control services to the agency. The Program Analysis and Control Bridge Contract has a total potential value up to $98 million with a 13-month period of performance beginning Saturday, May 24.

Posted May 23, 2025

Earth's Moon

Michoud Assembly Facility

Moon and Flag at NASA Michoud

Just after sunrise, the waning gibbous moon sets just behind a waving United States flag on March 19, 2025, in this image from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The waning gibbous moon phase comes after the full moon. As the Moon begins its journey back toward the Sun, the opposite side of the […]

Posted May 23, 2025

Armstrong Flight Research Center

People of Armstrong

People of NASA

NASA Videographer Wins Top Award for Capturing Human Side of Science

Capturing the high-stakes work behind NASA’s Airborne Science Program takes more than just technical skill – it takes vision. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, videographer Jacob Shaw brings that vision to life, documenting missions with a style and storytelling approach all his own.

Posted May 23, 2025

Learning Resources

For Colleges & Universities

Student Coders Bring Novel Approaches to NASA Challenge

On March 28, 80 college students filed into Colorado State University’s (CSU) Nancy Richardson Design Center to receive pizza and a challenge: design an intelligent system capable of traversing rugged terrain to provide aid in emergency scenarios. They had 24 hours to complete this mission.

Posted May 23, 2025

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Spiral Galaxies

The Universe

Hubble Spies a Spiral So Inclined

The stately and inclined spiral galaxy NGC 3511 is the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy is located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Crater (The Cup). From Hubble’s vantage point in orbit around Earth, NGC 3511 is tilted by about 70 degrees, intermediate between face-on galaxies that display the […]

Posted May 23, 2025

Artemis Accords

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA Supports Artemis Accords Signatories Advancing Exploration

The United States participated in an international Artemis Accords workshop May 21-22 to advance the safe and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was represented by the UAE Space Agency, the workshop took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The Artemis Accords are […]

Posted May 23, 2025

Humans in Space

In-flight Education Downlinks

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

Learning Resources

NASA Headquarters

NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Washington State

NASA astronaut and Spokane, Washington, native Anne McClain will participate in an event with students from the Mobius Discovery Center located in her hometown. McClain will answer prerecorded questions submitted by students from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute Earth-to-space call on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel.

Posted May 22, 2025

Blogs

Sols 4547-4548: Taking in the View After a Long Drive

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Monday’s single-sol plan included a marathon 45-meter drive (about 148 feet), which put us in position for two full sols of imaging. This means both sols have what we call “targeted” science blocks, in which we have images of […]

Posted May 22, 2025

Preflight Flower

A NASA photographer took this picture of a flower called Borshchov’s tulip near the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 7, 2025, ahead of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky launching to the International Space Station. The flower is unique to Kazakhstan, attracting many to study […]

Posted May 22, 2025

Astromaterials

Planetary Science

Planetary Science Division

The Solar System

Percolating Clues: NASA Models New Way to Build Planetary Cores

A new NASA study reveals a surprising way planetary cores may have formed—one that could reshape how scientists understand the early evolution of rocky planets like Mars.

Posted May 22, 2025