Science & Research

NASA’s TESS has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date

Posted May 13, 2026

NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit

A team of researchers demonstrated NASA and IBM’s open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence foundation model aboard two in-orbit platforms.

Posted May 7, 2026

Citizen Science

Science & Research

Uncategorized

650 NASA Volunteers Have Co-Authored Scientific Papers

After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have volunteered to participate in NASA citizen science projects have co-authored peer-reviewed research papers with scientists on those project teams.

Posted May 5, 2026

General

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Glenn Research Center

Human Space Travel Research

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Directorates

Science & Research

Technology

Technology for Space Travel

Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space

On every crewed mission, NASA packs pouches of a potentially life-saving liquid in its cargo, known as IV (or intravenous) fluid. A simple mix of sodium chloride and purified water, it can treat up to 30% of medical conditions in flight, resolving things like dehydration, burns, and more. Crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit into […]

Posted April 23, 2026

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Exoplanets

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Marshall Astrophysics

Marshall Space Flight Center

Science & Research

Star Clusters

Stars

The Universe

Uncategorized

NASA Finds Young Stars Dim in X-rays Surprisingly Quickly

Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. A paper describing the results published Monday in The Astrophysical Journal.

Posted April 14, 2026

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Artemis

Earth's Moon

Johnson Space Center

Lunar Science

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Deliver Artemis Science, Tech to Moon

NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston, $180.4 million to deliver NASA-funded science and technology to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program.

Posted March 27, 2026

Science & Research

Goddard Space Flight Center

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Science Mission Directorate

NASA to Unveil Complete Roman Telescope, Host Media Briefing

Media are invited Tuesday, April 21, to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for a look at the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which recently completed construction and is wrapping up prelaunch testing. This will be one of the last opportunities to view the fully integrated flagship telescope before it ships to […]

Posted March 26, 2026

Quesst (X-59)

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Aeronautics Technology

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Langley Research Center

Science & Research

NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19 to highlight plans for its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft’s upcoming flight tests. The teleconference is set to take place after the X-59 is scheduled to complete its second flight, in California. For the media call, NASA leadership will join representatives from […]

Posted March 16, 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

Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Nebulae

Planetary Nebulae

Science & Research

The Universe

NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula

Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring its nickname, the […]

Posted February 25, 2026