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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward. On schedule for its 2029 arrival at the asteroid Psyche, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft recently looked back toward home and captured images of Earth and our Moon from about 180 million milesContinue reading “NASA’s Psyche Captures Images of Earth, Moon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As we observe National Aviation Day Tuesday – a tribute to Orville Wright’s birthday – let’s reflect on both America’s and NASA’s aviation heritage and share how we are pushing the boundaries of flight for the nation’s future. Modern NASA grew from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), anContinue reading “National Aviation Day: Celebrating NASA’s Heritage While Charting Our Future”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Moon’s light is refracted by Earth’s atmosphere in this April 13, 2025, photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited into a sunset 264 miles above the border between Bolivia and Brazil in South America. Understanding the Moon helps us understand other planets, how they have evolved andContinue reading “Moonlight and Our Atmosphere”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A collaboration between NASA and the small business Aloft Sensing produced a new compact radar system that will enable researchers to leverage High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) platforms to observe dynamic Earth systems. This new radar is small, provides highly sensitive measurements, and doesn’t require GPS for positioning; eventually, itContinue reading “NASA-funded Compact Radar Drives Big Changes in Airborne and Suborbital Radar Capabilities”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The first “A” in NASA stands for Aeronautics – so naturally that means today, Aug. 19, National Aviation Day, is one of our favorite days all year! National Aviation Day was first proclaimed in 1939 by President Franklin Roosevelt to celebrate the birthday of aviation pioneer Orville Wright, who, withContinue reading “NASA Invites You to Celebrate National Aviation Day 2025”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:45 a.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA. Filled with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies,Continue reading “NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY If you asked someone what they expected to see during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, they would probably list things like astronauts, engineers, and maybe a spacecraft or two. It might be a surprise to learn you can also spy hundreds of species of animals – from geckosContinue reading “Where the Wild Things Are: Wildlife Management with Johnson’s Matt Strausser”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Tess Caswell supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a capsule communicator, or capcom, and helps plan and train for future spacewalks with the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) team in the Flight Operations Directorate. She is currently on rotation as the Artemis lead capcom, helpingContinue reading “Station Nation: Meet Tess Caswell, Extravehicular Activity Flight Controller and Lead Capsule Communicator “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Introduction The 2025 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place April 1–3, 2025 at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Upwards of 60 participants attended in-person, while several others joined virtually by Zoom. The GEDI Mission and Competed Science Team members were in attendance alongContinue reading “Summary of the 2025 GEDI Science Team Meeting”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA, scheduled to liftoff from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August, is heading to the International Space Station with an important investigation for the future of bone health. The experiment will test how microgravity affects bone-forming and bone-degradingContinue reading “Bone Loss Research Launches Aboard NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission”