Science Mission Directorate

Langley Research Center

Airborne Science

Earth

Earth Science

Earth Science Division

Earth's Atmosphere

General

Science Mission Directorate

NASA’s 777 Aircraft Returns Home with Science Flights on the Horizon

NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications as it transforms from a giant passenger plane into the agency’s next-generation airborne science laboratory.

Posted April 22, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Earth's Moon

Goddard Space Flight Center

Johnson Space Center

Johnson's Mission Control Center

Lunar Science

Planetary Science Division

Science Mission Directorate

The Solar System

Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers

NASA’s first Artemis II science officers—Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia—are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into Mission Control. Their work will shape how future Artemis crews observe, analyze, and deepen our understanding of the Moon.

Posted April 3, 2026

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Artemis

Earth's Moon

Johnson Space Center

Lunar Science

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Deliver Artemis Science, Tech to Moon

NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston, $180.4 million to deliver NASA-funded science and technology to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program.

Posted March 27, 2026

Science & Research

Goddard Space Flight Center

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Science Mission Directorate

NASA to Unveil Complete Roman Telescope, Host Media Briefing

Media are invited Tuesday, April 21, to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for a look at the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which recently completed construction and is wrapping up prelaunch testing. This will be one of the last opportunities to view the fully integrated flagship telescope before it ships to […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Earth's Moon

Ames Research Center

Lunar Science

Science Instruments

Science Mission Directorate

NASA’s Water-Hunting Tool Will Help Scout Moon’s South Pole

NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the Moon in support of future human exploration. The agency is providing a water-detecting instrument, the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS), to the Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation).

Posted March 24, 2026

Earth Science Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Two Earth System Explorers Missions

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters.

Posted February 5, 2026

Airborne Science

Ames Research Center

Earth Science Division

General

Gulfstream G-III

Langley Research Center

NASA Aircraft

Remote Sensing Technology

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Science Flights Venture to Improve Severe Winter Weather Warnings

A team of NASA scientists deployed on an international mission designed to better understand severe winter storms.

Posted January 27, 2026

For Researchers

Grants & Opportunities

Lunar Science

Planetary Science

Science Mission Directorate

Approval to Exceed GSA Lodging for LPSC 2026

This letter from SARA is to issue a waiver for NASA grantees attending LPSC2026, allowing them to be reimbursed out of their grants for their actual lodging, although it’s expected to be above the approved GSA amount. This waiver does not supersede the travel policy of your institution if it is more restrictive. Note: I have […]

Posted January 23, 2026

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Artemis

NASA Headquarters

Science Mission Directorate

New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History

NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, American companies will deliver these research payloads to the lunar surface no earlier than 2028.

Posted January 20, 2026

NASA en español

Earth Science Division

Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Science Mission Directorate

La NASA publica datos de la temperatura global

Read this press release in English here. La temperatura global de la superficie terrestre en 2025 fue un poco más cálida que en 2023 pero, dentro de los márgenes de error, ambos años está prácticamente empatados, según un análisis realizado por científicos de la NASA. Desde que comenzaron los registros en 1880, 2024 sigue siendo el […]

Posted January 14, 2026