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Johnson Space Center
International Space Station (ISS)
On Nov. 2, 2025, NASA honored 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station.
Posted December 2, 2025
Learning Resources
Explore
Grades 9 - 12
This article is for students grades 5-8. What is AI? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a type of technology that helps machines and computers have “thinking” abilities similar to humans. Devices using AI can learn words and concepts, recognize objects, see patterns, or make predictions. They can also be taught how to work autonomously. AI […]
Posted December 1, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured glowing cosmic dust heated by very young massive stars in unprecedented detail in this image of the Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) molecular cloud released on Sept. 24, 2025. Sgr B2 is the most massive, and active star-forming region in our galaxy, located only a […]
Posted December 1, 2025
Johnson Space Center
People of Johnson
For more than 25 years, Mark Elder has helped make human spaceflight safe and possible.
Posted December 1, 2025
Earth Observatory
The ancient walls, ramparts, and ditches that wind through this Nigerian city are the longest known earthworks of the pre-mechanical era.
Posted December 1, 2025
Enceladus
Saturn Moons
Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image released on Feb. 23, 2010. A study published in October 2025 analyzed data from NASA’s Cassini mission and found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in […]
Posted November 28, 2025
Earth Observatory
Expedition 73
In southeastern Libya, Jabal Arkanū’s concentric rock rings stand as relics of past geologic forces that churned beneath the desert.
Posted November 28, 2025
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronaut Chris Williams, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, safely arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, expanding the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for the next two weeks. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft at 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m.
Posted November 27, 2025
Earth Observatory
The tart berry and state fruit brings a red pop to holiday feasts—and to satellite images of Midwestern marshlands.
Posted November 27, 2025
Grades 5 - 8 for Educators
Grades K - 4 for Educators
Planetary Science
Science Activation
The NASA Science Activation program’s PLANETS (Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science) project, led by Northern Arizona University (NAU), is pleased to announce the official launch of three free out-of-school (OST) time units that give all learners in grades 3-5 and 6-8 the chance to do real planetary sci
Posted November 26, 2025
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