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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from April 27, 2026. The SLS core stage traveled 900 miles on the Pegasus barge from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where theContinue reading “Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Kingdom of Morocco signed the Artemis Accords on April 29th during a ceremony in the country’s capital, Rabat, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welcome the Kingdom of Morocco as the newest signatory to the Artemis Accords,” saidContinue reading “NASA Welcomes Morocco as 64th Artemis Accords Signatory “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor center at its Goddard campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, in May 1976. Fifty years on, the Goddard Visitor Center continues to inspire through exhibits and programs on the past, present, and future of space exploration. When the visitor center first opened its doorsContinue reading “NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other commercial tasks will become common in the skies over our communities, and NASAContinue reading “NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As winter turned to spring, the skies over the Gulf of Alaska displayed textbook examples of numerous cloud formations.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Listen to this audio excerpt from Ryan Schulte, Orion flywheel project manager: As the four Artemis II astronauts traveled on a 694,481-mile journey around the Moon and back, the Orion spacecraft provided them with all the essentials for deep space life, including daily exercise. The crew used an exercise device called the flywheel throughout their mission to maintain their physical and mentalContinue reading “I Am Artemis: Ryan Schulte”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday, April 24, 2026 There was excitement in the air as the Curiosity Science Team kicked off a drill campaign at the Atacama site to characterize the first Mount Sharp layered-sulfate bedrockContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4873-4878: Welcome to the Atacama Drill Target”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the ground moving beneath one of fastest subsiding capitals in the world: Mexico City. The findings show how quickly and reliably the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite can track real-time changes across Earth’s surface from orbit,Continue reading “US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from Earth.Continue reading “A Gently Glowing Galaxy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing to study an innovative advanced aircraft design intended to improve aerodynamic efficiency. A truss-braced wing configuration, involving a long, thin wing with aerodynamically shaped structural supports, has the potential to reduce fuel and operational costs for future airliners, which is why NASAContinue reading “NASA, Boeing Advance Truss-Braced Wing Research in Test”