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VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

Watch NASA Build Its First Robotic Moon Rover

The public now has a live, front row seat to see NASA’s first robotic Moon rover take shape in the Surface Segment Integration and Testing Facility clean room at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Members of VIPER — short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover — and the Office of Communications at NASA’s Ames […]

Posted November 3, 2023

Native American Heritage Month

Science & Research

Science Activation

Native Earth, Native Sky CRS-29 Payload

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) and NASA’s Science Activation Program, Native Earth | Native Sky at Oklahoma State University (OSU) have partnered with Boeing to send about 500 grams of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to the International Space Station this November. With the initial launch attempt coming up on November 7th, […]

Posted November 3, 2023

Stennis Space Center

NASA ASTRO CAMP® Sets New Record While Providing STEM Opportunities

Another year equals another record as NASA’s ASTRO CAMP® initiative reached across the nation and beyond to help a broad spectrum of students learn about NASA and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Posted November 3, 2023

Astrophysics Division

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Missions

Science Mission Directorate

Spiral Galaxies

The Universe

Hubble Tangos with a Dancer in Dorado

This vibrant Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 1566, sometimes informally referred to as the ‘Spanish Dancer Galaxy’. Like the subject of another recent image, NGC 1566 is a weakly-barred or intermediate spiral galaxy. This means that it does not have a clearly present or a clearly absent bar-shaped structure at its […]

Posted November 3, 2023

NASA History

Astronauts

Former Astronauts

NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Rear Adm. (ret.) Thomas K. (TK) Mattingly II. “We lost one of our country’s heroes on Oct. 31. NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he […]

Posted November 2, 2023

ISS Research

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Science in Space: Robotic Helpers

Crew time is a valuable resource on the International Space Station and its value only increases for future space missions. One way to make the most of crew time is using robotic technology either to assist crew members with various tasks and or to completely automate others. A current investigation on the space station, JEM […]

Posted November 2, 2023

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Air Traffic Solutions

Airspace Operations and Safety Program

Drones & You

System-Wide Safety

NASA Completes Key Step in Aviation Safety Research

NASA’s aeronautical innovators have completed a significant step in their pursuit of safer, more efficient aviation technologies that spot hazards before they occur.

Posted November 2, 2023

Asteroids

Goddard Space Flight Center

Lucy

The Solar System

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby

On Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary pair.

Posted November 2, 2023

Goddard Space Flight Center

Space Communications Technology

Technology

NASA Goddard’s ‘Spiky’ Antenna Chamber: Signaling Success for 50 Years

Rows upon rows of cobalt-blue spires in Goddard’s antenna chamber evoke a soundproof room from a recording studio. Much like laying down tracks on a hit album, this testing facility ensures clean takes for NASA missions' antennas and their data transmissions.

Posted November 2, 2023

NASA Directorates

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Workshop to Highlight NASA’s Support for Mobility, In-Space Servicing

NASA leadership, including Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, will participate in a workshop on space mobility and in-space servicing on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the University of Maryland in College Park. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST, the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC) workshop runs through Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Posted November 2, 2023