official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: If you’ve driven through a cloud of dust and dirt that temporarily obscured your view, you’ve gotten a partial picture of a potential problem that NASA’s human landing systems for Artemis will face when they land on the Moon.Continue reading “I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs”
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New Landsat Science Team Holds First In-Person Meeting
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From May 5 to 7, the Landsat Science Team meeting convened at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Co-moderated by Landsat 8, 9, and 10 Project Scientist Chris Neigh, the three-day event officially introduced the new 2026–2030 Science Team members.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4900-4907: Pasadena, We Have a Drill Sample!
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Abigail Fraeman, Deputy Project Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Earth planning date: Friday, May 22, 2026 I spent this past weekend eagerly awaiting the downlink from Mars that would show us the results of Curiosity’s drill attempt at “Campo Marte.” A few weeks ago,Continue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4900-4907: Pasadena, We Have a Drill Sample!”
NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA’s Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevations could serve as a new mineralogical marker for understanding Mars’ ancient climate.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Poster
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA/Jenny Mottar Downloads Print high resolution PDF May 28, 2026 PDF (144.47 MB) Print high resolution image May 28, 2026 PNG (45.60 MB) Smaller image for web view May 28, 2026 PNG (3.75 MB)
NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan Retires
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY May 28, 2026 After a 12-year career at NASA, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Andrew R. Morgan has retired from the agency to continue his military service. Morgan spent 272 days in space aboard the International Space Station. NASA selected Morgan to join its 21st astronaut class in August 2013. HeContinue reading “NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan Retires”
Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kenny Heckle
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Kenny Heckle grew up in Orlando, just west of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. An 80s child, he comes from a long line of union pipefitters and fabricators. Heckle recalls the day 42 years ago at KARS Park, which is a NASA Exchange–run recreation area for the agency’s workforceContinue reading “Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kenny Heckle”
Going Low and Slow in Testing
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on April 28, 2026, during testing focused on lower-speed and altitude flight conditions in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. The X-59 has completed initial test flights at high altitudes and near-supersonic speeds, opening theContinue reading “Going Low and Slow in Testing”
NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Scientists expect the mission to reveal around 100,000 worlds — a staggering leap compared to the nearly 6,300 found so far thanks to NASA missionsContinue reading “NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds”
Growing Stem Cells in Space to Improve Cancer and Disease Treatments
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are continuing research efforts to manufacture large quantities of stem cells for therapies on Earth. Previous studies have focused on fine-tuning hardware that allows scientists to produce greater quantities of high-quality stem cells. Now, the InSPA-StemCellEX-H2 investigation is aiming to demonstrate largeContinue reading “Growing Stem Cells in Space to Improve Cancer and Disease Treatments”