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Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Photojournal
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rock had gotten stuck to the drill on the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm on April 25. Engineers spent several days […]
Posted May 12, 2026
Earth Observatory
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
Posted May 12, 2026
Johnson Space Center
Artemis
Artemis 2
Orion Program
People of Johnson
Nicholas Houghton always dreamed of working at NASA and one day becoming an astronaut. Today, he helps design systems that keep crews safe during missions aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, including the successful Artemis II mission around the Moon.
Posted May 11, 2026
STEM Engagement at NASA
Aeromechanics Research Facilities
Find Your Place
For Colleges & Universities
Kennedy Space Center
Learning Resources
Next Gen STEM
Partner with NASA STEM
NASA will hold its 2026 Lunabotics Challenge Tuesday, May 19, to Thursday, May 21, at the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.   Links to view the Lunabotics competition live can be found on the agency’s Lunabotics page. The competition is slated to run between 8 a.m.
Posted May 11, 2026
Earth Science
The Optical Guidelines document provides standardized, transparent, and repeatable process for assessing the quality of optical data from commercial Earth Observation missions.
Posted May 11, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
Gravitational Lensing
Hubble Space Telescope
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Stars
The Milky Way
The Milky Way’s galactic bulge, the bulbous region that surrounds the galactic center, contains a dense collection of stars, planets, and other free-floating objects. This region has been studied for decades with numerous ground-based and space-based telescopes, including NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
Posted May 11, 2026
Jessica U. Meir
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir sits for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Sept. 23, 2025. This photo was chosen as one of the 2025 NASA Photographer of the Year finalists. Meir launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station in February 2026 with fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, […]
Posted May 11, 2026
General
Commercial Resupply
International Space Station (ISS)
SpaceX Commercial Resupply
NASA and SpaceX are targeting a mid-May launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.  Loaded with about 6,500 pounds of supplies, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will lift off aboard the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Followi
Posted May 9, 2026
Photojournal
Psyche Mission
Description This colorized image of Mars was captured by NASA’s Psyche mission on May 3, 2026, about 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The spacecraft is approaching the planet for a gravity assist on May 15 that will give it a boost in speed and adjust its trajectory toward asteroid Psyche for […]
Posted May 8, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 1
Artemis 2
Exploration Ground Systems
I Am Artemis
Kennedy Space Center
Listen to this audio excerpt from Anton Kiriwas, senior technical integration manager for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: When Anton Kiriwas first spotted an image of the Moon and Mars hanging over a job fair booth while in college, it captured his imagination, yet felt like a dream too distant to chase. He had no […]
Posted May 8, 2026
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