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Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight

A suite of NASA scientific investigations and technology demonstrations is on its way to our nearest celestial neighbor aboard a commercial spacecraft, where they will provide insights into the Moon’s environment and test technologies to support future astronauts landing safely on the lunar surface under the agency’s Artemis campaign.
Posted January 15, 2025
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Science Mission Directorate

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Cosmic Origins, Solar Wind Missions

Media accreditation is open for the launch of two NASA missions that will explore the mysteries of our universe and Sun. The agency is targeting late February to launch its SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory, a space telescope that will create a 3D map of […]
Posted January 13, 2025
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Science Mission Directorate

NASA to Host Media Call Highlighting Mars Sample Return Update

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 7, to provide an update on the status of the agency’s Mars Sample Return Program.
Posted January 3, 2025
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun

Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at a blazing 430,000 miles per hour […]
Posted December 27, 2024
Science Mission Directorate
Goddard Space Flight Center
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Joint Agency Satellite Division
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NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Space Weather

NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program.
Posted December 9, 2024
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NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024

With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]
Posted December 6, 2024
Comets
Goddard Space Flight Center
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NASA-Led Team Links Comet Water to Earth’s Oceans

Scientists find that cometary dust affects interpretation of spacecraft measurements, reopening the case for comets as potential sources of water for early Earth. 
Posted December 3, 2024
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Science Mission Directorate

Coming Spring 2025: Planetary Defenders Documentary

ow would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? NASA’s Planetary Defenders is a gripping documentary that follows the dedicated scientists involved in the high-stakes world of asteroid detection and planetary defense.
Posted December 3, 2024
Science Mission Directorate
Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

NASA Leadership to Visit, Strengthen Cooperation with Mexico

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will travel to Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 24, for a multi-day trip to build on previous engagements and advance scientific and technological collaboration between the United States and Mexico.
Posted November 22, 2024
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