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Peak Performance in Microgravity

Science in Space January 2025 At the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives, such as improving physical fitness or learning a particular skill. Astronauts on the International Space Station work all year to maintain a high level of performance while adapting to changes in their physical […]

Posted January 17, 2025

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Ground Systems

Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Kennedy Ground Systems Prepping Hardware for Artemis II, Beyond

Teams with NASA are gaining momentum as work progresses toward future lunar missions for the benefit of humanity as numerous flight hardware shipments from across the world arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first crewed Artemis flight test and follow-on lunar missions. The skyline at Kennedy will soon see added […]

Posted January 17, 2025

Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)

Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved

Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program

Sustainable Business Model Challenge

Climate change presents one of the most urgent crises of our time, with increasing threats to life, infrastructure, economies, and ecosystems worldwide. Climate change is no longer a distant concern; its effects are being felt now and are projected to intensify if emissions continue unabated.

Posted January 17, 2025

NASA History

Johnson Space Center

35 Years Ago: NASA Selects its 13th Group of Astronauts

On Jan. 17, 1990, NASA announced the selection of its 13th group of astronaut candidates. The diverse group comprised 23 candidates – seven pilots and 16 mission specialists. The group included one African American, one Asian American, and five women including the first female pilot and the first Hispanic woman. Following one year of astronaut […]

Posted January 17, 2025

Johnson Space Center

General

People of Johnson

NASA Names David Korth as Deputy, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate

NASA has selected David Korth as deputy for Johnson Space Center’s Safety and Mission Assurance directorate.

Posted January 17, 2025

Johnson Space Center

General

People of Johnson

NASA Names Mary Beth Schwartz as Director, Center Operations Directorate

NASA has selected Mary Beth Schwartz as director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center Center Operations directorate. Schwartz previously served as the directorate’s deputy director. “I’m excited to embark on my new role as director for Johnson’s Center Operations directorate,” Schwartz said.

Posted January 17, 2025

Hubble Space Telescope

Jupiter

Hubble Reveals Jupiter in Ultraviolet Light

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. Released on Nov. 3, 2023, in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs when the planet and the Sun are in opposite sides of the sky, this view of the gas giant planet includes the iconic, massive storm called the […]

Posted January 17, 2025

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Nebulae

Protostars

Stars

The Universe

Hubble Captures Young Stars Changing Their Environments

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image peers into the dusty recesses of the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, the Orion Nebula (Messier 42, M42). Just 1,500 light-years away, the Orion Nebula is visible to the unaided eye below the three stars that form the ‘belt’ in the constellation Orion. The nebula is home to […]

Posted January 16, 2025

NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration

NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 23, honoring the members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for benefit of humanity. The event, traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, remembers the crews of Apollo 1 and the space […]

Posted January 16, 2025

Andromeda Galaxy

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Spiral Galaxies

The Universe

NASA’s Hubble Traces Hidden History of Andromeda Galaxy

In the years following the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way — the magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31). It can be seen with the naked eye on a […]

Posted January 16, 2025