Space News
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NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology team won NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge competition for their project, Composites for Extraterrestrial Recycling By Engineering the Reuse and Upcycling of Zotek (CERBERUZ). Credit: NASA/Savannah Bullard NASA named a team from…
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President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on…
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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy
President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Aug. 28, 2026, to establish the nation’s first U.S. Space Academy at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA To…
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NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science
3 Min Read NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science NASA’s WB-57F aircraft prepares for takeoff from Ellington Field in Houston ahead of its mission to observe the…
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NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot work together inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock during spacesuit fit and leak checks. Credit: NASA NASA…
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Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit
2 Min Read Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit PIA26811 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Perseverance Captures Another… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads…
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APOD: 2026 August 22 – Mostly Perseids
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 22… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day…
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NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from…
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The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments
4 Min Read The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. (shown here) participated in visual experiments during the…
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NASA Data Feeds River Forecasts as Snow Drought Effects Linger
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at…