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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After nearly a decade of service to NASA, including an eight-month science expedition aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jonny Kim’s last day at the agency is Thursday. He will continue serving as lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. Kim launched to the space station in April 2025 aboard theContinue reading “NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency to Continue Military Service”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 27 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue reading “APOD: 2026 August 27 – Colorful Aurora over an Icelandic Waterfall”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover, cloud cover — over years and decades. Sustaining that record for the scientific and operational communities who depend on it requires more than engineering talent. It requires planning for an uncertain future:Continue reading “Building Foresight for Earth Science, featuring Lindsey Jacobson”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Roman’s science instruments are designedContinue reading “Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY During the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, scientists aimed to study a long-standing mystery: why the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is far hotter than its visible surface. Capturing the data they needed meant being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.  Pilots from NASA’s Johnson Space Center flew the WB-57F high altitudeContinue reading “NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide coverage as two astronauts step outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to replace a spacecraft navigational aid and complete several maintenance tasks in support of space station operations. Watch live coverage beginning at 7 a.m. EDT. The spacewalk is expected to start at approximatelyContinue reading “NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published in December, was revised Aug. 26, 2026 with an update on a new phase of testing, including video from a recent test run and new images. To help NASA and commercial partners better understand the science of lunar landings, specifically the hazards that mayContinue reading “NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY At 17, Jeret Howard raised his right hand to serve his country as a United States Army combat medic in Iraq. This past summer, he raised his right hand again at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Hired as a civil servant under the agency’s workforce directiveContinue reading “Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jeret Howard”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written byContinue reading “APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communications and navigation system. The network uses giant dish antennas located at three global facilities to support more than 40 spacecraft exploring the solar systemContinue reading “New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network”