Space News
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NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA recently completed a series of tests to reduce risks prior to Phase 2 of its Quesst mission, which…
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NASA Awards Spaceflight Development, Operations Contract
NASA has selected Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to support spaceflight hardware design, development, testing, and operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The Space Flight Systems Development…
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Meet the Creators, Part 4: Two New 2024 Total Eclipse Posters
4 min read Meet the Creators, Part 4: Two New 2024 Total Eclipse Posters Total solar eclipses reveal the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the corona – a white, wispy halo of…
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NASA Invites Media to Speak with Artemis II Moon Crew, Recovery Team
Naval helicopters fly over a test version of NASA’s Orion spacecraft and personnel involved in training activities in the Pacific Ocean in July 2023, in preparation for Artemis II. Teams…
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Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant
5 Min Read Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the best evidence yet for emission from a…
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Shanghai from Space
NASA/Jasmin Moghbeli While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the East China Sea, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli snapped this photo of Shanghai’s city lights and the Huangpu River…
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Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers
Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building, and testing technologies all around us. We asked three engineers…
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I Am Artemis: Josh Whitehead
NASA’s Josh Whitehead has a passion for systems engineering. He now helps lead the team developing the rocket that will fly the first crew to deep space since the Saturn…
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NASA’s Planetary Protection Team Conducts Vital Research for Deep Space Missions
5 Min Read NASA’s Planetary Protection Team Conducts Vital Research for Deep Space Missions Cassilly examines fungal growth obtained from a space environmental exposure study, part of the Planetary Protection…
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Pose Bowl: Spacecraft Detection and Pose Estimation Challenge
In the Pose Bowl: Spacecraft Detection and Pose Estimation Challenge, solvers will help NASA develop algorithms that could be run on inspector (chaser) spacecraft. There are two tracks, with different…