March 2026

Artemis 2
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026, with the following caption: “Our work on the @Space_Station has provided the foundation to explore further, preparing us to return humans to the Moon this week. Stay […]
Posted March 31, 2026
Earth
Landsat
In two recent studies, researchers used Landsat data to fill key gaps in our knowledge of reservoir structure and dynamics.
Posted March 31, 2026
Earth Observatory
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Wildfires
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
Posted March 31, 2026
Andre Douglas
Artemis 2
Christina H. Koch
G. Reid Wiseman
Johnson Space Center
Victor J. Glover
From left to right, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo before the Artemis II crew proceed to a media event on March 27, 2026. Douglas and Gibbons are the backup crew members […]
Posted March 30, 2026
Earth Observatory
Ice & Glaciers
Landsat 9
A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.
Posted March 30, 2026
I Am Artemis
Artemis 2
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Goddard Space Flight Center
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Listen to this audio excerpt from Erik Richards, Near Space Network Mission Manager: For Erik Richards, supporting NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission to the Moon and back is the culmination of a career spent helping spacecraft communicate with Earth.  Like many kids who grew up at the height of the Space Shuttle Program, Richards dreamed of spacef
Posted March 27, 2026
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Artemis
Earth's Moon
Johnson Space Center
Lunar Science
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston, $180.4 million to deliver NASA-funded science and technology to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program.
Posted March 27, 2026
General
Environmental Management Division (EMD)
Office of Strategic Infrastructure (OSI)
Category I: NASA Environmental Quality Award Recognizes excellence in environmental management and planning, including stewardship of natural and cultural resources.
Posted March 27, 2026
Earth Science
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Photojournal
Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount Rainier. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from the […]
Posted March 27, 2026
Earth Science
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Photojournal
Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount St. Helens. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from […]
Posted March 27, 2026
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