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JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward

Description With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to cut costs and complexity for futuristic space antennas.

Posted February 26, 2026

Earth

Landsat

Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture

For over 50 years, the Landsat program has provided the longest continuous satellite record of Earth’s land surface from space. Landsat 9, launched in 2021, is the latest mission in this remarkable legacy.

Posted February 26, 2026

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kjell N. Lindgren

Inside Project Hail Mary

NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026.

Posted February 26, 2026

Artemis 2

Artemis

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign

With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a news conference at 10 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 27. Live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leadership will discuss the work ahead for the test flight, as well […]

Posted February 26, 2026

EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)

Goddard Space Flight Center

Heliophysics

Heliophysics Division

Mars

Space Weather

The Sun

NASA’s ESCAPADE Ready to Study Space Weather from Earth to Mars

Mars is not what it used to be. Once warm, watery, and blanketed by a thick atmosphere, today the Red Planet is cold, dry, and draped by a thin atmospheric veil. The main culprit is a relentless stream of particles from the Sun, known as the solar wind. Over billions of years, the solar wind has stripped away […]

Posted February 26, 2026

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Names Acting Leaders for Two Key Human Spaceflight Roles

Editor’s note: This release was updated Thursday, Feb. 26 to reflect the effective date of the leadership changes.

Posted February 26, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Floods

Surface Water

Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia

Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.

Posted February 26, 2026

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel

Budget & Annual Reports

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges. While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it warned that the agency’s biggest challenges stem from interconnected factors – workforce, acquisition, technical authority, bud

Posted February 26, 2026

Commercial Crew

International Space Station (ISS)

Making an Entrance

NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Posted February 25, 2026

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Astrophysics

Jupiter

Marshall Astrophysics

Marshall Space Flight Center

Planets

Saturn

Science & Research

Sonifications

The Solar System

Uranus

Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra

In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight: six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released Feb. 25 will help commemorate this latest “planetary parade.” Because the planets in our solar system travel around the Sun […]

Posted February 25, 2026