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Earth Observatory
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Wildfires
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
Posted March 31, 2026
Andre Douglas
Artemis 2
Christina H. Koch
G. Reid Wiseman
Johnson Space Center
Victor J. Glover
From left to right, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo before the Artemis II crew proceed to a media event on March 27, 2026. Douglas and Gibbons are the backup crew members […]
Posted March 30, 2026
Earth Observatory
Ice & Glaciers
Landsat 9
A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.
Posted March 30, 2026
I Am Artemis
Artemis 2
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Goddard Space Flight Center
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Listen to this audio excerpt from Erik Richards, Near Space Network Mission Manager: For Erik Richards, supporting NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission to the Moon and back is the culmination of a career spent helping spacecraft communicate with Earth.  Like many kids who grew up at the height of the Space Shuttle Program, Richards dreamed of spacef
Posted March 27, 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 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
General
Environmental Management Division (EMD)
Office of Strategic Infrastructure (OSI)
Category I: NASA Environmental Quality Award Recognizes excellence in environmental management and planning, including stewardship of natural and cultural resources.
Posted March 27, 2026
Earth Science
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Photojournal
Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount Rainier. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from the […]
Posted March 27, 2026
Earth Science
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Photojournal
Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount St. Helens. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from […]
Posted March 27, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
Flight Opportunities Program
Kennedy Space Center
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
Technology
Technology and science demonstrations, supported by various NASA industry collaborations and agency developments, are set to launch to low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the company’s Transporter-16 commercial rideshare mission.
Posted March 27, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 4
Artemis 5
Earth's Moon
NASA has selected 10 participating scientists to help shape a science plan for astronauts to complete on the lunar surface under the Artemis program – including deploying scientific instruments, making critical observations of the landing site, and collecting Moon rocks.
Posted March 27, 2026
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