This Week @NASA: Artemis I Moon Mission Countdown
The countdown to our Artemis I Moon mission … A Moon-observing small satellite hitching a ride on Artemis I … And some other tiny satellites…
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NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS – Provides Global Coverage of Landscape Changes on Earth
On August 11, NASA transferred ownership and operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux…
Landsat Legacy: Ambitious NASA-USGS Program Observing Earth From Space Turns 50
On a warm July day in 1972, NASA launched the Earth Resources Technology Satellite, a new Earth-imaging satellite. “ERTS” was the first satellite of what…
Floating in Space Might Seem Exciting, but It Has Serious Consequences
According to a new study, six months in space is equivalent to decades of bone loss on Earth. Have you ever wondered whether you have…
Home Stretch: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Nears Completion of Crew Training
The crew members who will fly aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are nearing the end of a unique 18-month training program to prepare them for…
Hubble Sees Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Recovering After Never-Seen-Before Titanic Eruption
Monster Star Had Never-Seen-Before Titanic Eruption Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star, appears as a brilliant, ruby-red, twinkling spot of light in the upper right shoulder…
First of NASA’s SunRISE Satellites Complete – Will Track Hazardous Explosive Space Weather Events
Six of these tiny satellites will work together, creating the largest radio telescope ever launched to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events. Constructing…
Critical Research Under Way on Space Station Benefiting Humans on and off Earth
A busy week of critical research benefitting humans living on and off the Earth kicked off for the seven Expedition 67 residents of the International…
Don’t Miss: Sturgeon Supermoon + Perseids Meteor Shower, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter & Vega
The next full moon is a marginal supermoon and is called the Sturgeon Moon. It’s also known as the Green Corn Moon, the Raksha Bandhan…
NASA’s Lunar IceCube – Moon-Observing CubeSat Ready for Artemis Launch
Lunar IceCube, NASA’s water-scouting CubeSat, is now poised to hitch a ride to lunar orbit. Although it is not much bigger than a shoe box,…
Planetary Defense: Study Finds That NASA’s DART Spacecraft Could Obliterate Asteroids
University of Bern researchers simulate planetary defense. The world’s first comprehensive planetary defense test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth is being conducted by NASA…
This Week @NASA: New Image From Webb Telescope, Previewing Artemis I Moon Mission
Previewing our Artemis I mission to the Moon … A new image from our James Webb Space Telescope … And an anniversary for one of…
How To Follow the Next Steps of NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
Now that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s first images and data have been released, you might be wondering: What comes next? There is a packed…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Going 10 Years After Landing – What It’s Learned
Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exhilarating new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain. Ten…
Perseids Meteor Shower on the Way – But There’s a Big Problem
Often bringing one of the most vivid annual meteor showers visible in Earth’s night sky, the Perseids will peak on August 12 and 13. Usually,…
NASA’s Additional Artemis I Test Objectives for Space Launch System Rocket and Orion Spacecraft
During Artemis I, which is scheduled to launch as early as August 29, NASA plans to accomplish several primary objectives. These include demonstrating the performance…
James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Planet Jupiter in Its Infrared Gaze
After the recent release of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, data from the telescope’s commissioning period is now being released on…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: Laser Marking on Mars
If your name begins with “L” you will especially enjoy this story about the first letter to be laser engraved on Mars. Every once in…
