June 2025

International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronaut Bob Hines took this picture of the waning crescent moon on May 8, 2022, as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of the United States. Since the station became operational in November 2000, crew members have produced hundreds of thousands […]
Posted June 25, 2025
Earth
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
NASA satellite data and citizen science observations combine for new findings on bird populations.
Posted June 25, 2025
Learning Resources
Grades 9 - 12
What are asteroids? Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets.” These space rocks were left behind after our solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Asteroids are found in a wide range of sizes. For example, one small asteroid, 2015 TC25, […]
Posted June 25, 2025
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
During his work on several historic missions, Casani rose through a series of technical and management positions, making an indelible mark on the nation’s space program.   John R. Casani, a visionary engineer who served a central role in many of NASA’s historic deep space missions, died on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the age […]
Posted June 25, 2025
Johnson Space Center
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson's Mission Control Center
People of Johnson
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted in October 2023.  As the International Space Station approaches 25 years of continuous human presence on Nov. 2, 2025, it is a meaningful moment to recognize those who have been there since the beginning—sharing the story of human spaceflight with the world.    If you have ever witnessed the live […]
Posted June 25, 2025
Perseverance (Rover)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
In addition to drilling rock core samples, the science team has been grinding its way into rocks to make sense of the scientific evidence hiding just below the surface. On June 3, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover ground down a portion of a rock surface, blew away the resulting debris, and then went to work studying […]
Posted June 25, 2025
Europa Clipper Resources
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are developing the Buoyant Rover for Under-Ice Exploration, a technology that could one day explore oceans under the ice layers of planetary bodies. The prototype was tested in arctic lakes near Barrow, Alaska.
Posted June 25, 2025
Europa Clipper Resources
Scientists think there is an ocean within Jupiter’s moon Europa. NASA-JPL astrobiologist Kevin Hand explains why scientists are so excited about the potential of this ice-covered world to answer one of humanity’s most profound questions.
Posted June 25, 2025
Europa Clipper Resources
Science & Research
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Posted June 25, 2025
Europa Clipper Resources
The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view, made from images taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s. This is the color view of Europa from Galileo that shows the largest portion of the moon’s surface at the highest resolution. The view was previously released […]
Posted June 25, 2025
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