Suggested Searches

Recently Published

Stay up-to-date with the latest content from NASA as we explore the universe and discover more about our home planet.

NASA-Funded Study Shows How Controlled Burns Help Sequoias Survive Wildfires
2 min read

A new study, funded by NASA, found that giant sequoias were nearly four times more likely to survive extreme wildfires in forests that have been managed with prescribed burns, which decrease tree mortality.  

Blog
NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-13 Mission to Space Station
5 min read

NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation mission to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Monday, Aug. 3, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Mission leadership will provide an overview…

News Release
Expedition 74 Turns Attention to Departing Crewmates
3 min read

Three Expedition 74 crew members are packing up cargo and handing over their responsibilities with less than one week to go before returning to Earth. The International Space Station’s three newest crewmates are already in the second week of their…

Blog
NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration
4 min read

An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaboration with NASA and built by GE Aerospace, demonstrated flight of an innovation that can inform new generations of fuel-saving aircraft power systems. Mounted to a Saab 340B aircraft, the…

July 20, 2026
Article
New NASA Earth Missions Gear Up to Start Science Flights  
6 min read

The first of six new airborne campaigns will hit the skies this summer.

July 20, 2026
Article
From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet
3 min read

Fifty years ago, NASA’s Viking 1 and 2 landers made the first successful landings on Mars, opening a new era in planetary exploration. Behind that achievement was a team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, whose steady leadership…

July 20, 2026
Article
Our First View of the Surface of Mars
2 min read

“Touchdown, we have touchdown!” At 5:12 a.m. PDT, July 20, 1976, mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers as they learned that the Viking 1 lander had survived its descent through the thin Martian atmosphere. Forty minutes…

Image Article
Artemis II: El regreso de la humanidad a la Luna
55 min read

Acompáñanos en esta edición especial de Universo curioso de la NASA mientras hacemos un recorrido por la misión Artemis II de principio a fin. Revivimos la expectación en los días previos al despegue, la potencia del histórico lanzamiento y el…

Shaping the Emerald City
4 min read

The hills and basins of Seattle, Washington, have been sculpted by glaciers and modified by humans.

July 20, 2026
Article
NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
3 min read

NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when…

July 17, 2026
Article
The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission Approaches
1 min read

Description This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. The series begins with the smallest crescent at the…

July 17, 2026
Article
Establishing a VTE Risk Score for Astronauts Algorithm
2 min read

In April 2026, NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) initiated a working group to review updated VTE case information, additional data gathered revealing altered blood flow status within a cohort of astronauts, and discuss progress of…

July 17, 2026
Article
NASA Awards Facilities Support Services Contract for Ames Research Center 
2 min read

CONTRACT RELEASE NASA has selected Chugach Intelligence Solutions LLC to provide comprehensive operations, maintenance, and repair services for NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.  The Ames Facilities Support Services II contract ensures that the center’s historic and specialized facilities are properly maintained, fully operational, and…

July 17, 2026
Article
NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula
1 min read

This composite image, released on July 9, 2026, shows the region around a pulsar – a neutron star with a strong magnetic field that spins incredibly fast – within the Lighthouse nebula. The image contains X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra…

Image Article
La NASA invita a los medios de comunicación al lanzamiento del telescopio espacial Roman
2 min read

Read this release in English here. Ya está abierto el plazo de acreditación de los medios de comunicación para el lanzamiento de la misión del telescopio espacial Nancy Grace Roman de la NASA. El lanzamiento del telescopio Roman está programado…

News Release
NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 Launches
2 min read

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13 missions, both targeting launch in the coming months. The Roman telescope is slated to launch no earlier than 7:20 a.m.…

News Release
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Details of Martian Surface During Flyby
2 min read

Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color mosaic created from four individual images acquired on May 15, 2026, during the spacecraft’s flyby of Mars.  Psyche was traveling from right to left (northeast to…

July 17, 2026
Article
NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video 
6 min read

When NASA’s Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars for a gravity assist on May 15, 2026, it gave the mission team an opportunity to test instruments and prep for science they’ll conduct when reaching the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in 2029, and…

Blog
Week Wraps with New Crew Adjustments and Human Research Studies
3 min read

Crew swap activities are underway aboard the International Space Station as three new crewmates continue getting up to speed with living and working in microgravity and another Expedition 74 trio prepares to return to Earth. Meanwhile, scientific operations are back…

Blog
What’s a Chase Plane and Why Does the X-59 Have One?
2 min read

You may have noticed that NASA’s X-59 has a shadow – another aircraft trailing it from a safe distance. That sidekick is known as a “chase plane,” and it has an important role in NASA’s Quesst mission. Chase planes are commonly used during the flight…

Blog
NASA Welcomes Mauritius as 70th Artemis Accords Signatory  
3 min read

The Republic of Mauritius has officially joined the global coalition committed to responsible space exploration, becoming the newest signatory and seventh African country to join the Artemis Accords. NASA’s Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson contributed video remarks for a signing ceremony…

July 17, 2026
Article
Artemis II Lunar Science
63 min read

We answer your questions from Threads! HWHAP celebrates nine years of podcasting by bringing on Dr. Kelsey Young to discuss the Artemis II lunar science team, and the crew's lunar flyby observations and photo targets.

A Tide-Fueled Trove of Biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau
3 min read

The expansive mudflats, sandy beaches, and mangrove forests of the Bijagós archipelago support an array of migratory shorebirds and large numbers of sea turtles.

July 17, 2026
Article
NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory 
4 min read

The Republic of Serbia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 69th nation to join a large community of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible…

July 16, 2026
Article
NASA Taps SpaceX’s Starlink to Deliver Artemis III Imagery from Orion
2 min read

NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver laser communications capabilities for next year’s Artemis III mission, enabling the agency to provide a front row seat for viewers from the Orion spacecraft as four astronauts test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and test versions of commercial human landing systems needed to return astronauts to the Moon…

Blog