official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA laser reflecting technology that will aid Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy is now operational as of March 9. The instrument, known as a laser retroreflector array, or LRA, launched aboard GPS III SV-09, the ninth of U.S. Space Force’s Block III Global Positioning System satellites, on Jan. 27.Continue reading “NASA Laser Reflecting Instrument Makes GPS Satellite More Accurate”
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NASA to Cover Progress 94 Spacecraft Launch, Space Station Docking
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 94 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 7:59 a.m. EDT (4:59 p.m. BaikonurContinue reading “NASA to Cover Progress 94 Spacecraft Launch, Space Station Docking”
Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts. Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates are building the technical and operational skills needed for future missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and eventually Mars. Now, NASA’s newest astronaut candidates have a class name:Continue reading “Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class “
NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Final Major Prelaunch Tests
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team recently blasted the observatory with extreme sound, shook it, and listened to its electronic hum. Roman passed all three assessments, which aimed to confirm that the observatory will withstand launch conditions and function as expected in space. The achievement keeps the mission onContinue reading “NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Final Major Prelaunch Tests”
Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, March 13, 2026 We are in our final phase of the boxwork campaign, investigating the contacts between the boxwork unit and the layered sulfate unit. As my colleague Bill reportedContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!”
Lava Flows Down Mayon
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 acquired this rare, relatively clear image of Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, on Feb. 26, 2026. The natural-color scene is overlaid with infrared observations to highlight the lava’s heat signature. On that day, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported volcanic earthquakes, rockfalls,Continue reading “Lava Flows Down Mayon”
From Service to Space Systems: A Pathways Journey to NASA
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY For Corey Elmore, the path to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center did not begin in engineering. It began in service. Today he serves as a NASA Pathways engineering intern in the Technical Processes and Tools Branch (KSC-NE-TA) at Kennedy Space Center. Through the Pathways program, he is gaining hands-on experience supportingContinue reading “From Service to Space Systems: A Pathways Journey to NASA”
NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In a happy twist of fate, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope just witnessed a comet in the act of breaking apart. The chance of that happening while Hubble watched is extraordinarily minuscule. The findings published Wednesday in the journal Icarus. The comet K1, whose full name is C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)—not toContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up”
Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY 2026 SIA_27th Annual Leadership Dinner 3.23.26 2026 Artemis Suppliers Conference 3.23-25.26 Ansys Government Initiatives Event_AGI 3.19.26 Homeland Security Week 3.17-18.26 Amazon Smithsonian and Space for Humanity Event 3.16.26 HLSR_NASA Night at the Rodeo 3.7.26 WIF Leadership Luncheon 3.4.26 2026 National Space Club Florida Committee Monthly Luncheon Space Policy Institute EventContinue reading “Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations”