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Johnson Space Center
General
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Landing on the Moon is not easy, particularly when a crew or spacecraft must meet exacting requirements. For Artemis missions to the lunar surface, those requirements include an ability to land within an area about as wide as a football field in any lighting condition amid tough terrain. NASA’s official lunar landing requirement is to […]
Posted April 29, 2025
Today’s rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). The designation Messier 77 comes from the galaxy’s place in the famous catalog compiled by the French astronomer Charles Messier.
Posted April 29, 2025
Juno
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter
Jupiter Moons
New data from the agency’s Jovian orbiter sheds light on the fierce winds and cyclones of the gas giant’s northern reaches and volcanic action on its fiery moon. NASA’s Juno mission has gathered new findings after peering below Jupiter’s cloud-covered atmosphere and the surface of its fiery moon, Io. Not only has the data helped […]
Posted April 29, 2025
Artemis
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Kennedy Space Center
Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
Editor’s note: This article was updated on April 29, 2025, to correct the amount of data collected during Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission. NASA’s PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1) mission was designed to demonstrate technologies to help scientists better understand lunar resources ahead of crewed Artemis missions to the Moon.
Posted April 29, 2025
Ames Research Center
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
General
Science Mission Directorate
The future of astrophysics research could unlock the secrets of the universe, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, and advanced materials may hold the key to faster, more efficient discovery.
Posted April 29, 2025
Technology Transfer & Spinoffs
Spinoffs
Technology Transfer
Artificial intelligence lets machines communicate autonomously
Posted April 29, 2025
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Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
Today is the 100th day of the Trump-Vance Administration after being inaugurated on Jan. 20. In his inaugural address, President Trump laid out a bold and ambitious vision for NASA’s future throughout his second term, saying, “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on […]
Posted April 29, 2025
Marshall Space Flight Center
For Colleges & Universities
Learning Resources
NASA’s annual Student Launch challenge will bring middle school, high school, and college students from around the country together to launch high-powered rockets and payloads. On Saturday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Posted April 29, 2025
Astrophysics Division
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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
NASA needs your help identifying the shapes of thousands of galaxies in images taken by our James Webb Space Telescope with the Galaxy Zoo project. These classifications will help scientists answer questions about how the shapes of galaxies have changed over time, what caused these changes, and why. Thanks to the light collecting power of […]
Posted April 29, 2025
Goddard Space Flight Center
Magnetars
Neutron Stars
The Universe
Uncategorized
Since the big bang, the early universe had hydrogen, helium, and a scant amount of lithium. Later, some heavier elements, including iron, were forged in stars. But one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics is: How did the first elements heavier than iron, such as gold, get created and distributed throughout the universe? “It’s a […]
Posted April 29, 2025
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