Space News
-
APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos!…
-
A Sunflower’s View of Totality
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory A Sunflower’s View of Totality Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth…
-
NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A newly painted NASA 737 aircraft sits on a ramp in Oklahoma on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. NASA/Carla Escamilla…
-
For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too
NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV&V) held a swearing-in ceremony for civil servants on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at the facility in Fairmont, West Virginia. In total,…
-
NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
The fully-integrated LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) ready for environmental testing. A small suitcase-size instrument suite built at NASA Goddard, LEMS is designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of…
-
Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Community College Instructors… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation 2 min read Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st…
-
NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
NASA/Pablo Garcia Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) conducted more than 140 hours of observations of the magnetar 1E 1547-5408, shown in this Aug. 5, 2026, artist’s concept,…
-
Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission
1 Min Read Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission PIA26759 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Antenna Testing for NASA’s… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About…
-
I Am Artemis: Tom Percy
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Tom Percy As NASA sets its sights on long-term exploration of the Moon and Mars, the agency is increasing the cadence of its Artemis…
-
Taking Flight to Prepare for Space
NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA astronaut Adam Fuhrmann (right, in yellow) prepares for a training flight aboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft in this July 16, 2026, photo. These high-altitude flights train the crew…