Marshall Space Flight Center

I Am Artemis: Tom Percy

As NASA sets its sights on long-term exploration of the Moon and Mars, the agency is increasing the cadence of its Artemis missions. Helping bring these plans to fruition is Tom Percy, manager of systems engineering and integration for NASA’s Human Landing System Program. Percy serves as a focal point in working with providers SpaceX […]

Posted August 6, 2026

IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)

Magnetars

Neutron Stars

The Universe

NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory

A first-of-its-kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature.

Posted August 5, 2026

Moon Base

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Johnson Space Center

NASA Headquarters

NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations

NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations.

Posted August 4, 2026

Ames Research Center

NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket

NASA and its industry partners are preparing for next year’s Artemis III demonstration mission by completing new wind tunnel tests on SpaceX’s Super Heavy Version 3 rocket booster.

Posted July 31, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 3

How NASA’s Artemis III Lander Test Will Pave Way for Moon Landings

Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moon’s surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between commercial human landing systems and the Orion spacecraft.

Posted July 15, 2026

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)

Nebulae

Pulsars

The Universe

NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar

For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the Lighthouse Nebula. The results provide new insight into the structure of some of the most extreme objects in the cosmos, as NASA […]

Posted July 9, 2026

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Galaxies

The Milky Way

The Universe

NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length

A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may reach wider than previously thought. This finding may lead astronomers to adjust their understanding of our home galaxy’s structure. A team of astronomers made this discovery by making precise measurements of distances to dust clouds […]

Posted July 1, 2026

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Galaxies

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

Nebulae

The Universe

NASA’s Chandra Reveals ‘Red, White, Blue’ Universe for US 250th

In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory rendered in red, white, and blue that represent the wonders of the universe the agency explores. The images are accompanied by a trio of new sonifications – a technique that translates astronomical data into […]

Posted June 30, 2026

Artemis

General