Space News
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Thank You, Jovian Vortex Hunters! The Hunt Is Over…for Now.
1 min read Thank You, Jovian Vortex Hunters! The Hunt Is Over…for Now. Some of the vortices identified by Jovian Vortex Hunter volunteers. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Sankar We did it! The Jovian Vortex Hunter…
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Axiom Space Tests Lunar Spacesuit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
An Axiom Space engineer wearing the AxEMU (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit) spacesuit kneels to collect simulated lunar samples using a scoop during testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Axiom Space As…
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NASA’s Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies
6 Min Read NASA’s Webb Depicts Staggering Structure in 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies Webb’s set of 19 PHANGS images of face-on spiral galaxies. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee…
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NASA Marks Halfway Point for Artemis Moon Rocket Engine Certification Series
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA completed a full-duration, 500-second hot fire of an RS-25 certification engine Jan. 27, marking the halfway point in…
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NASA Awards Contract for Aviation, Railroad Safety Reporting Systems
NASA NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs and continuing development to improve current and…
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NASA Offers Virtual Activities for Northrop Grumman’s Next Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft is pictured moments away from being captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm controlled by NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg from inside…
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NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) On Jan. 19, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. EST, the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon…
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2023 NASA International Space Apps Challenge Announces 10 Global Winners
5 min read 2023 NASA International Space Apps Challenge Announces 10 Global Winners This Earth observation was captured during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International…
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Artemis Teams Install Emergency Escape Baskets at NASA Kennedy
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program began installing the four emergency egress baskets at Launch Pad 39B in preparation for NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission at the agency’s Kennedy…
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What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission
jsc2023e070781 (Oct. 4, 2023) — Official SpaceX Crew-8 portrait with Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Aleksandr Grebenkin, and Pilot Michael Barratt, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, all…