- NASA, Australia Team Up for Artemis II Lunar Laser Communications Test
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Orion spacecraft orbiting the Moon while using laser communications technology through the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System.
Credit: NASA/Dave Ryan
As NASA prepares for its Artemis ...
- NASA’s Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor
6 Min Read
NASA’s Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor
The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at ...
- NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Alabama Students
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers conducts research operations inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA
Students attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp ...
- Waning Crescent Moon
NASA/Bob Hines
NASA astronaut Bob Hines took this picture of the waning crescent moon on May 8, 2022, as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 260 miles above ...
- NASA-Assisted Scientists Get Bird’s-Eye View of Population Status
Earth (ESD)
Earth
Explore
Explore Earth Home
Air Quality
Climate Change
Freshwater
Life on Earth
Severe Storms
Snow and Ice
The Global Ocean
Science at Work
Earth Science at Work
Technology and Innovation
Powering Business
Multimedia
Image Collections
Videos
Data
For Researchers
About Us
4 min read
NASA-Assisted Scientists Get Bird’s-Eye View ...
- What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18)
5 Min Read
What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18)
What are asteroids?
Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets.” These space ...
- John Casani, Former Manager of Multiple NASA Missions, Dies
6 min read
Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
With Voyager 2 in the background, John Casani holds a small U.S. flag that was sewn into the spacecraft’s thermal blankets ...
- Meet Rob Navias: Public Affairs Officer and Mission Commentator
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted in October 2023.
As the International Space Station approaches 25 years of continuous human presence on Nov. 2, 2025, it is a meaningful moment to ...
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scours Mars for Science
6 min read
Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
In addition to drilling rock core samples, the science team has been grinding its way into rocks to make sense of ...
- NASA to Welcome Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew launches atop the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA
As part of NASA’s ...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 4 Launch, Arrival at Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 3 crew is pictured approaching the International Space Station on Jan. 20, 2024.
Credit: NASA
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 2:31 a.m. ...
- NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman
NASA/Josh Valcarcel
NASA astronaut Zena Cardman inspects her spacesuit’s wrist mirror in this portrait taken at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 22, 2024. Cardman will launch to the ...
- NICER Status Updates
June 24, 2025
NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, has paused observations due to a problem with one of the motors that ...
- Live or Fly a Plane in California? Help NASA Measure Ozone Pollution!
Ozone high in the stratosphere protects us from the Sun’s ultraviolet light. But ozone near the ground is a pollutant that harms people and plants. The San Joaquin Valley has ...
- WEF Announces 2025 Technology Pioneers Leading New Wave of Global Innovation
Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2025 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Economic Forum today announces the 2025 cohort of its Technology Pioneers community, a group of 100 early-stage companies from 28 ...
- UN Tourism and Croatia partner to boost sustainable tourism, research, and innovation
Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 24, 2025 / TRAVELINDEX / UN Tourism has agreed to partner with the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia and the University of ...
- UN Tourism and Slow Food partner to strengthen tourism and agriculture links
Madrid, Spain / Bra, Italy, June 24, 2025 / TRAVELINDEX / UN Tourism and Slow Food will work together to promote gastronomy tourism as a tool for socio-economic development of ...
- Record-Breaking for the Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards 2025
Málaga, Spain, June 24, 2025 / TRAVELINDEX / We are thrilled to share with you that the 2025 Sustainable Tourism Awards has received an exceptional response, with 106 entries from ...
- An Enchanting Moroccan Culinary Journey at Vertigo TOO
Bangkok, Thailand, June 24, 2025 / TRAVELINDEX / Vertigo TOO invites guests to experience the vibrant flavours of Morocco with an exclusive dining event led by guest Chef Mohamed Bellote ...
- Bangkok’s World Gourmet Festival 2025 Unveils First Six Star Chefs
Bangkok, Thailand, June 24, 2025 / TRAVELINDEX / Anantara Siam, Bangkok proudly announces the first wave of celebrated chefs for the 25th Annual World Gourmet Festival, set to take place ...
- NASA’s SLS Solid Rocket Boosters: What is DM-1?
NASA/Kevin O’Brien
Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) is the first full-scale ground test of the evolved five-segment solid rocket motor of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The event will take place in ...
- Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements
Explore This Section
Science
Artemis
Mission Accomplished! Artemis…
Overview
Learning Resources
Science Activation Teams
SME Map
Opportunities
More
Science Activation Stories
Citizen Science
5 min read
Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements
The NASA Science Activation program’s Northwest Earth ...
- NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations
5 min read
Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
Drag your mouse or move your phone to pan around within this 360-degree view to explore the boxwork patterns on Mars ...
- A Martian Volcano in the Mist
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May 2, ...
- Clay Minerals From Mars’ Most Ancient Past?
Explore This Section
Perseverance Home
Mission Overview
Rover Components
Mars Rock Samples
Where is Perseverance?
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Mission Updates
Science
Overview
Objectives
Instruments
Highlights
Exploration Goals
News and Features
Multimedia
Perseverance Raw Images
Images
Videos
Audio
More Resources
Mars Missions
Mars Sample Return
Mars Perseverance Rover
Mars Curiosity Rover
MAVEN
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mars ...