Marshall Space Flight Center

Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of Years

These four images represent a sample of galaxy clusters that are part of the largest and most complete study to learn what triggers stars to form in the universe’s biggest galaxies, as described in our latest press release.

Posted January 11, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 2

Human Landing System Program

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Missions

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew

NASA announced Tuesday updates to its Artemis campaign that will establish the foundation for long-term scientific exploration at the Moon, land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, and prepare for human expeditions to Mars for the benefit of all. To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting […]

Posted January 9, 2024

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Marshall Space Flight Center

Supernovae

The Universe

NASA Telescopes Chase Down “Green Monster” in Star’s Debris

For the first time astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope to study the well-known supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A).

Posted January 8, 2024

Missions

Artemis

Human Landing System Program

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 9, to provide an update on the agency’s lunar exploration plans for the benefit of all under Artemis. Audio of the briefing will stream live on NASA’s website.

Posted January 6, 2024

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Hubble Space Telescope

Marshall Space Flight Center

Pulsars

Spitzer Space Telescope

Supernovae

The Universe

NASA Telescopes Start the Year With a Double Bang

A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two, exploded stars. This supernova remnant is known as 30 Doradus B (30 Dor B for short) and is part of a larger region of space where stars have been continuously forming for the past 8 to […]

Posted January 3, 2024

Human Landing System Program

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Astronauts Test SpaceX Elevator Concept for Artemis Lunar Lander

NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock participated in a recent test of a sub-scale mockup elevator for SpaceX’s Starship human landing system that will be used for NASA’s Artemis III and IV missions to the Moon. The Starship human landing system will carry two astronauts from the Orion spacecraft in lunar orbit to […]

Posted December 21, 2023

Marshall Space Flight Center

The Marshall Star for December 20, 2023

Crew-6 Connects with Marshall Team Members During Visit By Celine Smith One week after the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 visited the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center to share their experience during Expedition 69. The event was held Dec. 14 in Building 4316.

Posted December 21, 2023

Marshall Space Flight Center

Game Changing Development Program

NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test a Success

NASA has achieved a new benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully tested a novel, 3D-printed RDRE for 251 seconds (or longer than four minutes), producing more than 5,800 pounds of thrust.

Posted December 20, 2023

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

Marshall Space Flight Center

Star Clusters

Stars

The Universe

Telescopes Illuminate ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’

This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, in fact, a cluster of young stars — with ages between about one and five million years old — in our Milky Way about 2,500 light-years away from Earth. The stars in […]

Posted December 19, 2023

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Geologist Paves the Way for Building on the Moon

By Jessica Barnett For many at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a love – be it for space, science, or something else – drew them to the career they’re in today. For geologist Jennifer Edmunson, there were multiple reasons. Her love for geology dates back to her childhood in Arizona, playing in […]

Posted December 15, 2023