Missions

HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog)
Analog Field Testing
Johnson Space Center
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
An all-volunteer crew on a simulated trip to Mars “returned” to Earth on Sept. 23, 2024, after being isolated in a tiny habitat at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Their work is contributing to the science that will propel humanity to the Moon and eventually Mars. The HERA missions provide valuable scientific insights into how […]
Posted September 25, 2024
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Missions
Planetary Science Division
A decade ago, on Sept. 21, 2014, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft entered orbit around Mars, beginning its ongoing exploration of the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere. The mission has produced a wealth of data about how Mars’ atmosphere
Posted September 23, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
The Universe
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported. The new result can help scientists understand how supermassive black holes were created.
Posted September 17, 2024
Johnson Space Center
Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) researchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators in microgravity and on the ground and found that the internal microstructures were generally similar. These results could support development of new materials for use in space manufacturing.
Posted September 16, 2024
Johnson Space Center
Artemis
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Orion Program
People of Johnson
Manuel Retana arrived in the U.S. at 15 years old, unable to speak English and with nothing but a dream and $200 in his pocket. Now, he plays a crucial role implementing life support systems on spacecraft that will carry humans to the Moon and, eventually, Mars—paving the way for the next frontier of space […]
Posted September 16, 2024
Analog Field Testing
Andre Douglas
Apollo
Artemis
Astronauts
Christina H. Koch
Earth's Moon
G. Reid Wiseman
Humans in Space
Missions
The Solar System
Victor J. Glover
At first glance, it seems like a scene from an excursion on the Moon’s surface…except the people are in hiking gear, not spacesuits.
Posted September 13, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Spiral Galaxies
The Universe
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo named NGC 5668. It is relatively near to us at 90 million light-years from Earth and quite accessible for astronomers to study with both space- and ground-based telescopes. At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a remarkable galaxy. It is around […]
Posted September 13, 2024
Humans in Space
Astronauts
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its number of residents to 12 for the 13-day handover period.
Posted September 11, 2024
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