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NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Oregon

Students from Oregon will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Don Pettit as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 2:15 p.m.

Posted March 7, 2025

Astrophysics

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Nebulae

Protostars

Science & Research

Stars

The Universe

NASA Webb Wows With Incredible Detail in Actively Forming Star System

High-resolution near-infrared light captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows extraordinary new detail and structure in Lynds 483 (L483). Two actively forming stars are responsible for the shimmering ejections of gas and dust that gleam in orange, blue, and purple in this representative color image.

Posted March 7, 2025

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Spiral Galaxies

Hubble Spies a Spiral in the Water Snake

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of a vibrant spiral galaxy called NGC 5042 resides about 48 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Hydra (the water snake).

Posted March 7, 2025

Blogs

Sealing the Deal

Written by Melissa Rice, Professor of Planetary Science at Western Washington University This week, the Perseverance team faced a stubborn engineering challenge. After successfully collecting a core called “Green Gardens” from the “Tablelands” location, the rover struggled to seal the sample tube, despite multiple attempts.

Posted March 7, 2025

Blogs

Sols 4473-4474: So Many Rocks, So Many Textures!

Written by Susanne Schwenzer, Planetary Geologist at The Open University Earth planning date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 The Martian landscape never ceases to amaze me, there is so much variation in texture and color! As a mineralogist, I marvel at them, but my colleagues trained in sedimentology regularly teach me how to see even more […]

Posted March 7, 2025

Artemis 2

Kennedy Space Center

Missions

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Engineers Install Orion Solar Array Wings for Artemis II

Technicians with ESA (European Space Agency) and Airbus installed the four solar array wings on NASA’s Orion spacecraft for Artemis II on March 3. The solar array wings, attached to the service module, deploy after Orion reaches space to power the spacecraft.

Posted March 6, 2025

ISS Research

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Ahead of Crew Return, NASA’s Crew-9 Concludes Science Mission

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission with agency astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov is preparing to return to Earth following their science mission aboard the International Space Station.

Posted March 6, 2025

Earth

Kachemak Bay’s Stony Waters

The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured an image of Kachemak Bay’s turbid, cloudy waters on September 20, 2024. This cloudiness comes from glacial flour: bits of pulverized rock ground down by glaciers that has the consistency of flour.

Posted March 6, 2025

Virtual Guest Program

Anne C. McClain

Commercial Crew

International Space Station (ISS)

Kennedy Space Center

Nichole Ayers

NASA Invites You to Share Excitement of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch

NASA invites the public to take part in virtual activities for the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station.

Posted March 6, 2025

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Crew

Expedition 72

What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission

Four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the microgravity laboratory.

Posted March 6, 2025