March 2026

Station Nation: Aaron Rose, Cold Stowage Mission Manager

As a member of the Crew and Thermal Systems Division, Aaron Rose supports critical cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station. In this role, he works with payload developers to safely transport temperature-controlled science experiments to and from station with portable coolers, freezers, and refrigerators. For the full flight cycl

Posted March 26, 2026

Climate Change

Earth

Goddard Space Flight Center

ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2)

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find

For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March 15, Arctic sea ice extent reached 5.52 million square miles (14.29 million square kilometers), very close to the 2025 peak of 5.53 million square miles (14.31 million […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Supernova Remnants

NASA’s IXPE Gets Fresh Look at Supernova

NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, seen here in an image released on March 24, 2026. This observation helps fill in a fuller picture of what other telescopes have seen. The full image combines IXPE’s data with legacy observations from two other X-ray telescopes: […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Blogs

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4838-4844: Wrapping Up the Boxwork Terrain

Written by Deborah Padgett, MSL Operations Product Ground System Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, March 20, 2026 Curiosity has just concluded a very intense week of science observations and engineering activities, as it wraps up its monthslong investigation of the Martian boxwork terrain.

Posted March 26, 2026

NASA en español

La NASA anuncia la cobertura de la de la primera misión tripulada Artemis alrededor de la Luna

Diversos eventos previos al lanzamiento, del lanzamiento y de la misión Artemis II de la NASA alrededor de la Luna se transmitirán en línea. La agencia tiene como fecha objetivo no antes del miércoles 1 de abril para este vuelo de prueba, con una ventana de lanzamiento de dos horas que se abre a las […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Astrophysics Division

Comets

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Planetary Science

Small Bodies of the Solar System

The Solar System

NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that the spinning of a small comet slowed and then reversed its direction of rotation, offering a dramatic example of how volatile activity can affect the spin and physical evolution of small bodies in the solar system. This is the first time researchers have observed evidence […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Atmospheric Temperature

Climate Modeling

Earth Observatory

Extreme Temperatures

Heat & Radiation

A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest

Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, which in some places was the highest March temperature on record.

Posted March 26, 2026

NASA en español

La NASA anuncia la cobertura de la misión lunar Artemis II

Nota del editor: La NASA actualizará continuamente esta página de sesiones informativas y eventos de la misión Artemis II a lo largo de las actividades previas al lanzamiento, el lanzamiento y las operaciones de la misión. La NASA ofrecerá cobertura en vivo de los eventos previos al lanzamiento, el lanzamiento y las actividades de la […]

Posted March 26, 2026

General

Ames Research Center

Artemis 2

Media Resources

NASA Ames Experts Available for Artemis II Flight Test Interviews

Editor’s Note: This page was updated to designate it as a media advisory and include the Artemis logo. Media Advisory NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley invites media to interview local subject matter experts on Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ahead of the agency sending astronauts around the Moon for […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Artemis 2

Astronauts

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Sets Coverage for First Artemis Crewed Mission Around Moon

A variety of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will stream online. The agency is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 1, for the test flight during a two-hour window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT, with additional launch opportunities through Monday, April 6. Artemis II is NASA’s […]

Posted March 26, 2026