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Sunglint on Atlantic Ocean

Sunlight beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March 5, 2025. This is an example of sunglint, an optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of water at the same angle that a satellite sensor views it. The result is […]

Posted March 2, 2026

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA, JAXA to Cover HTV-X1 Spacecraft Departure from Space Station

After delivering about 12,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) uncrewed HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, March 6. Watch NASA’s live coverage beginning at 11:45 a.m.

Posted March 2, 2026

Earth Observatory

Earth Surface & Interior

Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

Planetary Analogs

Volcanoes

Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars

The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.

Posted March 2, 2026

Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon

Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator is part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to produce oxygen from simulated lunar regolith for use at the Moon’s south pole.

Posted February 27, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

Flight Innovation

NASA Aircraft

NASA History

NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission

Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance the agency’s aeronautics mission. This is where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and engineers are now pioneering the future of high-speed, autonomous, and electrified aircraft.

Posted February 27, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture

As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to the Moon and establishing an enduring presence.

Posted February 27, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Landsat 1

Sea Ice

Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice

Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.

Posted February 27, 2026

Photojournal

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