Space News
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Career Exploration: Using Ingenuity and Innovation to Create ‘Memory Metals’
Othmane Benafan is a NASA engineer whose work is literally reshaping how we use aerospace materials — he creates metals that can shape shift. Benafan, a materials research engineer at…
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NASA Welcomes Community, Astronauts to Marshall’s 65th Anniversary Celebration July 19
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center invites the community to help celebrate the center’s 65th anniversary during a free public…
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From Space to Soil: How NASA Sees Forests
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Home Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work…
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NASA Engineers Simulate Lunar Lighting for Artemis III Moon Landing
3 Min Read NASA Engineers Simulate Lunar Lighting for Artemis III Moon Landing Better understanding the lunar lighting environment will help NASA prepare astronauts for the harsh environment Artemis III…
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Training for the Moo(n)
NASA/Josh Valcarcel A curious cow watches as NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins perform a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 14,…
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NASA, German Aerospace Center to Expand Artemis Campaign Cooperation
Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro and Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, chair, Executive Board, DLR (German Aerospace Center, or Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), signed an agreement June 16, 2025, to continue a…
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A New Hybrid System Could Enable Spacecraft Attitude Control Systems to Perform Scientific Measurements
A NASA-sponsored team is creating a new approach to measure magnetic fields by developing a new system that can both take scientific measurements and provide spacecraft attitude control functions. This…
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A Researcher’s Guide to: Microgravity Materials Research
The book cover for the 2025 edition of the Microgravity Materials Research Researcher’s Guide June 2025 Edition Most materials are formed from a partially or totally fluid sample, and the…
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NASA’s Lunar Rescue System Challenge Supports Astronaut Safety
by Dary Felix Garcia NASA is preparing to make history by sending humans to the Moon’s South Pole. There, astronauts will conduct moonwalks for exploration, science experiments, and prepare humanity…
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Driven by a Dream: Farah Al Fulfulee’s Quest to Reach the Stars
Farah Al Fulfulee was just four years old when she started climbing onto the roof of her family’s house in Iraq to gaze at the stars. “It scared me how…