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Earth Science
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Aircraft
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have been mapping the planets since Apollo. One team is searching closer to home for minerals critical to national security and the economy. If not for the Joshua trees, the tan hills of Cuprite, Nevada, would resemble Mars. Scalded and chemically altered by water from deep underground, the rocks […]
Posted July 10, 2025
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Technology
NASA Centers & Facilities
Technology
The Universe
On June 14 and 16, technicians installed solar panels onto NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, one of the final steps in assembling the observatory. Collectively called the Solar Array Sun Shield, these panels will power and shade the observatory, enabling all the mission’s observations and helping keep the instruments cool.
Posted July 10, 2025
Astrophysics
Emission Nebulae
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Nebulae
Science & Research
Star-forming Nebulae
Stars
The Universe
It’s the cat’s meow! To celebrate its third year of revealing stunning scenes of the cosmos in infrared light, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has “clawed” back the thick, dusty layers of a section within the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334). Focusing Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on a single “toe bean” within this active star-forming […]
Posted July 10, 2025
Earth
Applied Sciences Program
Earth Science Division
Ellington Field
Floods
General
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Johnson Space Center
NASA Aircraft
NASA Headquarters
Science Mission Directorate
WB-57
In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations.
Posted July 9, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Marshall Science Research & Projects
Marshall Space Flight Center
Science & Research
Imagine shopping for a new pair of running shoes online. If each seller described them differently—one calling them “sneakers,” another “trainers,” and someone else “footwear for exercise”—you’d quickly feel lost in a sea of mismatched terminology.
Posted July 9, 2025
Space Shuttle
This 2001 illustration labels important parts of a space shuttle orbiter. The orbiter was the heart and brains of the space shuttle and served as the crew transport vehicle that carried astronauts to and from space. The space shuttle was comprised of the orbiter, the main engines, the external tank, and the solid rocket boosters. […]
Posted July 9, 2025
NASA History
Hubble Space Telescope
As Hubble marks three and a half decades of scientific breakthroughs and technical resilience, the “Hubble at 35 Years” symposium offers a platform to reflect on the mission’s historical, operational, and scientific legacy.
Posted July 9, 2025
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Learning Resources
NASA Headquarters
Students in Big Pine Key, Florida, will have the chance to have NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 10:05 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 14, NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer questions submitted by students.
Posted July 9, 2025
Kennedy Space Center
Artemis
Exploration Ground Systems
I Am Artemis
Listen to this audio excerpt from Joe Pavicic, Artemis operations project engineer Joe Pavicic will never forget when he told the Artemis launch director teams were NO-GO for launch. Before Artemis I lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in November 2022, the launch team made multiple launch attempts the months prior.   […]
Posted July 9, 2025
Citizen Science
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Ice & Glaciers
Citizen science projects result in an overwhelmingly positive impact on the polar tourism experience.
Posted July 9, 2025
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