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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight.  From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone celebrations, their images preserve the history of exploration while capturing the people and teams behind the missions shaping the next era.   Meet the photographers behindContinue reading “Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 19 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written byContinue reading “APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission.Continue reading “NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastructure is the foundation of the nation’s strong economy, global competitiveness, and daily quality ofContinue reading “NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which was retired in 2024. The B777, set to begin operations from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia in 2027,Continue reading “NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests — piloting aircraft into targeted environments such as icing clouds and carefully defined atmospheric routes. This approach allowed them to collect measurements directlyContinue reading “NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very special for the Curiosity team here on Earth as we celebrated the 14th landing anniversary. I still remember watching the buildup to the entry phase onContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The provision enables qualified providers to offer commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple locations where capabilities were not available at the time of the initial contract award. ContractContinue reading “NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The detailed measurements show how pollution changes by time of day andContinue reading “NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY FORCE is a world-class laboratory that uses high-pressure experimental equipment to recreate the extreme conditions found deep within Earth and other planetary bodies, enabling researchers to better understand how planets form, evolve, and behave under immense pressures.