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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday Aug. 11, 2025 Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center On the Curiosity team, we’re continuing our exploration of the boxwork-forming region in Gale Crater. A successful 25-meter drive (about 82 feet) brought the rover from the “peace sign” ridge intersectionContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4627-4628: A Ridge Stop in the Boxworks”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of the agency’s initiative to return humanity to the Moon and eventually send the first astronaut – an American – to Mars, NASA is surveying industry for interest and feedback on a fission surface power system, through a Request for Information issued Thursday. Earlier this month, NASA declaredContinue reading “NASA Seeks Industry Feedback on Fission Surface Power”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter in space farming: the latest VEG-03 experiments, complete with seed pillows ready for planting. Growing plants provides nutrition for astronauts, as well as psychological benefits that help maintain crew moraleContinue reading “Astronauts Plant Seed Pillows in New Space Agriculture Study”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Dr. Steven “Steve” Platnick stepped down from his role at NASA on August 8, 2025, after more than three decades of public service. Steve began his career at NASA as a physical scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center in 2002. He moved to the Earth Science Division in 2009, whereContinue reading “After Storied 34 Year Career, Steve Platnick Retires from NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA announced 10 winning teams for its latest TechLeap Prize — the Space Technology Payload Challenge — on June 26. The winners emerged from a record-breaking field of more than 200 applicants to earn cash prizes worth up to $500,000, if they have a flight-ready unit. Recipients may also haveContinue reading “Small Companies Win Big in NASA’s TechLeap Challenge”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New research uncovers the connection between space agriculture and astronaut health. A study published in npj Microgravity shows how analyzing diverse datasets together can reveal insights that might otherwise be missed — in this case, linking space-grown food quality to astronaut nutrition and gut health. The paper reviewed previous studiesContinue reading “New Research Connects Plant Nutrition and Astronaut Gut Health”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After spending almost five months in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 4:15 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 20, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, and JAXA (Japan AerospaceContinue reading “NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Moonquakes pose little risk to astronauts during a mission lasting just a few days. But their effects on longer-term lunar surface assets could be significant.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the space station’s Unity module for a portrait on Aug. 3, 2025. In the front row, from left are, Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Zena Cardman of NASA, Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, and Mike Fincke of NASA. In theContinue reading “Say Cheese!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Stennis Space Center Director John Bailey and Deputy Director Christine Powell presented NASA Honor Awards to employees during an onsite ceremony Aug. 13. One NASA Stennis employee received NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal. The medal is awarded to government employees for notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced the NASAContinue reading “NASA’s Stennis Space Center Employees Receive NASA Honor Awards”