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Humans in Space
Anne C. McClain
Astronauts
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Jonny Kim
Nichole Ayers
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming Expedition 73 mission aboard the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Monday, Feb. 24, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Mission leadership will participate in an overview news conference at 2 p.m.
Posted February 18, 2025
2023 Solar Eclipse
2024 Solar Eclipse
Auroras
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Science Activation
In 2023 and 2024, two eclipses crossed the United States, and the NASA Science Activation program’s Eclipse Ambassadors Off the Path project invited undergraduate students and amateur astronomers to join them as “NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors”.
Posted February 18, 2025
Earth
Voyager 1
Earth is but a tiny light blue dot in this 30th anniversary version of the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image. The original photo, taken by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990, is now 35 years old. Voyager 1 was 3.7 billion miles (6 billion km) away from the Sun, giving it a unique […]
Posted February 18, 2025
Science Mission Directorate
February 18, 2025 To the NASA Science Community –  As the nation’s leader in Earth and space science, NASA Science operates within the broader context of the federal government and its priorities. As part of the Executive Branch, we are always responsive to the direction set by the Administration, including executive orders and policy guidance […]
Posted February 18, 2025
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)
Missions
Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)
Science Mission Directorate
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), the agency’s newest space telescope.
Posted February 18, 2025
General
Key Takeaways Introduction The International Space Station is a state-of-the art laboratory in low Earth orbit.
Posted February 18, 2025
General
October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 This eighth annual report provides an overall highlight of research results published from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 from investigations operated on the space station. Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023) (PDF, 19.6 MB).
Posted February 18, 2025
ISS Research
General
International Space Station (ISS)
The 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is now available. This new edition contains updated bibliometric analyses, a list of all the publications documented in fiscal year 2024, and synopses of the most recent and recognized scientific findings from investigations conducted on the space station.
Posted February 18, 2025
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Science-enabling Technology
Technology Highlights
One of the ultimate goals in astrophysics is the discovery of Earth-like planets that are capable of hosting life. While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, the vast majority of these detections have been made via indirect methods, that is, by detecting the effect of the planet on the star’s light, rather […]
Posted February 18, 2025
Johnson Space Center
General
International Space Station (ISS)
Modeling properties of thunderstorm discharges Researchers report detailed physical properties of different types of corona discharges, including single- and multi-pulse blue discharges linked to powerful but short-lived electrical bursts near the tops of clouds.
Posted February 18, 2025
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