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Astronauts
Johnson Space Center
March 17, 2025 NASA is heading back to the state capitol in March for Space Day Texas, a recognition of achievements throughout Texas and a look ahead to the impact future human space exploration has on the Lone Star state. The two-day schedule of events and exhibits focusing on exploration, astronauts, and science, technology, engineering, […]
Posted March 17, 2025
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Robots built by high schoolers vied for points in a fast-moving game inspired by complex ocean ecosystems at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition.
Posted March 17, 2025
Commercial Crew
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov onboard, Friday, March 14, 2025, from NASA’s K
Posted March 17, 2025
Missions
Artemis
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA and Firefly Aerospace will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 18, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the company’s successful Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon’s surface. Watch the news conference on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. U.S. media […]
Posted March 17, 2025
Goddard Space Flight Center
Lucy
Missions
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Although NASA’s Lucy spacecraft’s upcoming encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson is primarily a mission rehearsal for later asteroid encounters, a new paper suggests that this small, main belt asteroid may have some surprises of its own.
Posted March 17, 2025
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Gas Giant Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Science & Research
The Universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured direct images of multiple gas giant planets within an iconic planetary system. HR 8799, a young system 130 light-years away, has long been a key target for planet formation studies. The observations indicate that the well-studied planets of HR 8799 are rich in carbon dioxide gas. This provides […]
Posted March 17, 2025
Uncategorized
Help learners STEMify their summer through hands-on and engaging activities curated by the NASA eClips team. You’ll find something for everyone – Earth-based and out-of-this-world. This issue includes eClips videos, resources, and design challenges as well as partner activities and other recommended summer activities.
Posted March 17, 2025
Uncategorized
Fall back to school with this edition of the NASA eClips newsletter! Educators are provided with a host of resources to help engineer a great school year! Videos and activities focus on comparing science and engineering practices. Two new Spotlite Design Challenges are launched on climate change and Earth-observing satellites!
Posted March 17, 2025
Kennedy Space Center
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated March 17, 2025, to add new NASA+ links for the return coverage events. Additionally, updates to the Return-to-Earth media conference were made, including a change in participants and RSVP deadline for media to attend in-person at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Posted March 17, 2025
Auroras
CubeSats
EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Missions
Small Satellite Missions
The Sun
Under the nighttime California sky, NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14.
Posted March 15, 2025
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