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ISS Research
Human Research Program
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with agency astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov returned to Earth after a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.
Posted January 15, 2026
Earth
Goddard Space Flight Center
Human Dimensions
Landsat
Oceans
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
Water on Earth
NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.
Posted January 15, 2026
Stars
This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a jet of gas from a forming star shooting across the dark expanse. The bright pink and green patches running diagonally through the image are HH 80/81, a pair of Herbig-Haro (HH) objects previously observed by Hubble in 1995. The patch to the upper left is part of HH […]
Posted January 15, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Protostars
Stars
The Universe
This collection of new images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases protoplanetary disks, the swirling masses of gas and dust that surround forming stars, in both visible and infrared wavelengths. Through observations of young stellar objects like these, Hubble helps scientists better understand how stars form.
Posted January 15, 2026
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA Headquarters
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission safely splashed down early Thursday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, concluding a more than five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
Posted January 15, 2026
Clouds
Earth Observatory
A collection of fish-shaped clouds hovered above the glacial lake in Patagonia in December 2025.
Posted January 15, 2026
Missions
Artemis
Artemis 2
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA’s integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is inching closer to launch – literally. The agency is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin the multi-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]
Posted January 15, 2026
Earth
The New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local time Dec. 20, 2025, from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic coast.
Posted January 14, 2026
NASA en español
Earth Science Division
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Science Mission Directorate
Read this press release in English here. La temperatura global de la superficie terrestre en 2025 fue un poco más cálida que en 2023 pero, dentro de los márgenes de error, ambos años está prácticamente empatados, según un análisis realizado por científicos de la NASA. Desde que comenzaron los registros en 1880, 2024 sigue siendo el […]
Posted January 14, 2026
Earth Science Division
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Science Mission Directorate
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. Earth’s global surface temperature in 2025 was slightly warmer than 2023 – but within the margin of error the two years are effectively tied according to an analysis by NASA scientists. Since record-keeping began in 1880, the hottest year on record remains 2024.  Global temperatures in 2025 were […]
Posted January 14, 2026
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