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NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson
Matt Anderson was sworn in Thursday as NASA’s 16th deputy administrator by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The oath was taken during a c…
NASA Highlights 2025 International Space Station Science Results
To dive deeper into the International Space Station research achievements from the past year, browse the 2025 Annual Highlights of Results,…
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Ice volcanoes on Ganymede? New promising candidates found
Are there ice volcanoes on Ganymede? A new international study reveals several good candidates on Jupiter's large ocean moon.The post Ice v…
Searching for Earth-sized exoplanets with the POET mission
In 2029, Canada's POET mission will start searching for Earth-sized exoplanets as well as super-Earths. It will focus on smaller, cooler st…
NASA's Psyche spacecraft returns unfamiliar views of a familiar world
"As a bonus, it captured Mars images from a rare perspective."
La NASA informará sobre su estrategia y misiones para la Base Lunar
Read this news release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa el martes 26 de mayo a las 2 p.m. EDT (hora del este) pa…
Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surfa…
NASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions
NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presenc…
I Am Artemis: Tim Goddard
Listen to this audio excerpt from Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead: At the end of their mission around the Moon, NASA’s Artemis II astrona…
NASA’s Fermi Glimpses Power Source of Supercharged Supernovae
An international team studying data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope concludes the mission detected a rare, unusually luminous s…
Are lasers the key to GPS like navigation on the Moon?
Permanently shadowed craters have long interested scientists. Could a new laser system help future spacecraft navigate the Moon more safely?
Constellations and signs: What’s the difference?
What is the difference between signs of the zodiac and constellations of the zodiac? Astronomer Guy Ottewell illustrates and discusses this…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater
Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ri…
"I'll buy 10 of those"—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites
"How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal."
NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach
Description This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to w…
Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole
Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap of Mars captured by NASA’s Psyche mission after it ma…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby
Description This is Psyche’s first view of a nearly “full Mars” seen shortly after the spacecraft’s closest approach to the planet on May 1…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars
Description This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA’s Psyche mission as it approached the…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surfa…
Moon-Venus Conjunction
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson…
Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science
NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served …
Joint ESA–China mission begins mapping Earth’s protective magnetic field
The SMILE mission will track the Earth’s magnetosphere, which protects the planet from charged particles that come from the Sun.
NASA’s New Shock Detectives Project Invites Volunteers to Help Study Solar Wind
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has collected more than ten years of data from this zone – more than scientists can analyze …
Interstellar turbulence in the Milky Way distorts light
For the 1st time, astronomers have directly detected how interstellar turbulence distorts the light from distant objects in our galaxy.The …
European-Chinese spacecraft SMILE sent on solar wind exploration mission
The spacecraft achieved lift-off on a Vega-C rocket at 0352 GMT on Tuesday from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Find the Keystone in Hercules, and the Hercules Cluster M13
Let the bright star Vega guide you to a famous star pattern in Hercules - called the Keystone - and then to the Hercules cluster, aka M13.T…
EU-China Spacecraft Takes off on Mission to Probe Solar Winds
欧州連合（EU）と中国が共同開発した太陽風調査探査機が打ち上げられた。このミッションは太陽風の起源と進化の解明を目指す。
Lahaina Noon: The rare astronomical event when even your shadow disappears
The effect lasts only for a few minutes, making it a brief but fascinating astronomical spectacle.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4893-4899: Drilling at Campo Marte and a Visit From the Psyche Spacecraft
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, May 15, 2026 After freeing the ro…