Missions

Carruthers Geocorona Observatory (GLIDE)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Missions
NASA Directorates
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
The Sun
Uncategorized
This story is also available in Spanish. A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth’s invisible “halo,” the faint light given off by our planet’s outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the Sun. Understanding the physics of the exosphere is a key step toward forecasting dangerous conditions […]
Posted September 18, 2025
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe)
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Summary Space is a dangerous place — one that NASA continues to explore for the benefit of all. It’s filled with radiation and high-energy particles that can damage DNA and circuit boards alike. Yet life endures in our solar system in part because of the heliosphere, a giant bubble created by the Sun that extends […]
Posted September 17, 2025
Asteroids
Goddard Space Flight Center
Lucy
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Trojan Asteroids
The IAU (International Astronomical Union), a global naming authority for celestial objects, has approved official names for features on Donaldjohanson, an asteroid NASA’s Lucy spacecraft visited on April 20.
Posted September 16, 2025
Humans in Space
Artemis 2
Human Research Program
Missions
A sweeping collection of astronaut health studies planned for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will soon provide agency researchers with a glimpse into how deep space travel influences the human body, mind, and behavior.
Posted September 12, 2025
NASA en español
Artemis
Artemis 2
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Missions
Read this press release in English here. La NASA invita al público a unirse al vuelo de prueba Artemis II de la agencia en el que cuatro astronautas emprenderán un viaje alrededor de la Luna y de regreso a la Tierra para poner a prueba los sistemas y el hardware necesarios para la exploración del espacio profundo. […]
Posted September 9, 2025
Artemis 2
Artemis
Missions
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. NASA is inviting the public to join the agency’s Artemis II test flight as four astronauts venture around the Moon and back to test systems and hardware needed for deep space exploration. As part of the agency’s “Send Your Name with Artemis II” effort, anyone can claim their […]
Posted September 9, 2025
Johnson Space Center
General
Human Research Program
International Space Station (ISS)
Missions
Space changes you. It strengthens some muscles, weakens others, shifts fluids within your body, and realigns your sense of balance.
Posted September 9, 2025
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Parker Solar Probe (PSP)
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Solar Wind
Space Weather
The Sun
On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the Sun’s atmosphere.
Posted July 10, 2025
Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
General
Langley Research Center
Missions
Science Mission Directorate
Since launching in 2023, NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution mission, or TEMPO, has been measuring the quality of the air we breathe from 22,000 miles above the ground.
Posted July 3, 2025
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