Space News
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Reaching New Frontiers in Science Supported by Public Participation
8 min read Reaching New Frontiers in Science Supported by Public Participation A brown dwarf roaming the Milky Way galaxy. Image by citizen scientist/artist William Pendrill. Credit: William Pendrill NASA’s…
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Calling all Eclipse Enthusiasts: Become a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador!
2 min read Calling all Eclipse Enthusiasts: Become a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador! By Vivian White, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Eclipse Ambassadors help share information with their communities about…
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Advancing Technology for Aeronautics
6 min read Advancing Technology for Aeronautics The future of flight looks very exciting, and the public is helping NASA see it more clearly. For more than a century, NASA…
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Inspiring the Next Generation with Student Challenges and Learning Opportunities
8 min read Inspiring the Next Generation with Student Challenges and Learning Opportunities Creativity and curiosity are strongly tied to NASA’s missions and vision. Many of the agency’s public opportunities…
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Collaborating with Public Innovators to Accelerate Space Exploration
8 min read Collaborating with Public Innovators to Accelerate Space Exploration NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right…
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NASA’s Lucy Surprises Again, Observes 1st-ever Contact Binary Orbiting Asteroid
4 min read NASA’s Lucy Surprises Again, Observes 1st-ever Contact Binary Orbiting Asteroid It turns out there is more to the “marvelous” asteroid Dinkinesh and its newly discovered satellite than…
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Propelling NASA Closer to the Moon and Mars with Open Innovation
6 min read Propelling NASA Closer to the Moon and Mars with Open Innovation This artist’s concept depicts astronauts and human habitats on Mars. NASA is leading humanity’s return to…
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NASA Maps Minerals and Ecosystem Function in Southwest U.S. Regions
3 min read NASA Maps Minerals and Ecosystem Function in Southwest U.S. Regions NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft can fly at high altitudes from 20,000-70,000 feet. For the…
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Euclid Spots a Spiral Galaxy
The spiral galaxy IC 342, located about 11 million light-years from Earth, lies behind the crowded plane of the Milky Way: Dust, gas, and stars obscure it from our view.…
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Worm Designer Receives NASA’s Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
4 min read Worm Designer Receives NASA’s Exceptional Public Achievement Medal NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, right, shakes hands with Richard Danne after awarding him the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal…