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CubeSats
Earth Observatory
Earth Visualization & Mapping
Energy Balance
Heat & Radiation
Ice & Glaciers
New animations from NASA’s PREFIRE mission reveal two years of seasonal temperature swings at the Arctic and Antarctic.
Posted August 7, 2026
Air Quality
Opportunities For Educators to Get Involved
Science Activation
Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
The NASA Science Activation Program’s Cosmic Storytelling with NASA Data (CosmicDS) project, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, works to bring authentic NASA data into the hands of educators and learners.
Posted August 6, 2026
Photojournal
SkyFall
Description This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s three SkyFall Mars helicopters collecting data while flying over the surface of the Red Planet.  The green frequency waves emanating from the helicopters’ large antennas depict collection of subsurface radar data.
Posted August 6, 2026
Photojournal
SkyFall
Description SkyFall ground-penetrating radar engineer Maya Román connects a coaxial cable to a test antenna in the Environmental Test Lab’s electromagnetic interference testing chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.  The antenna was pointed up during test to minimize reflections and interferences with the antenna patter
Posted August 6, 2026
I Am Artemis
Human Landing System Program
Marshall Space Flight Center
As NASA sets its sights on long-term exploration of the Moon and Mars, the agency is increasing the cadence of its Artemis missions. Helping bring these plans to fruition is Tom Percy, manager of systems engineering and integration for NASA’s Human Landing System Program. Percy serves as a focal point in working with providers SpaceX […]
Posted August 6, 2026
Candidate Astronauts
NASA astronaut Adam Fuhrmann (right, in yellow) prepares for a training flight aboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft in this July 16, 2026, photo. These high-altitude flights train the crew to work in a tight environment and operate aircraft systems while in a pressure suit, preparing them for future missions to the International Space Station, Moon, or […]
Posted August 6, 2026
APOD
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 6 – New… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Posted August 6, 2026
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Landsat 9
Oceans
Topography
The ocean’s ebbs and flows reveal dynamic tidal flats and a well-traveled shipping route along the coast of Germany.
Posted August 6, 2026
IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)
Magnetars
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
The Universe
A first-of-its-kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature.
Posted August 5, 2026
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