admin

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue … Read more

X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF-IRA/A. Botteon et al.; Infrared: UKIDSS-GPS ; Radio: ASTRON/LOFAR; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they have nicknamed the “Treble Clef” because its distinct shape strongly resembles the musical symbol. The researchers discovered the Treble Clef is … Read more

NASA/John Kraus Sunlight illuminates the exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 13, 2026. This visual phenomenon is known as a “jellyfish”; it happens near sunrise or sunset when the exhaust plume from the rocket becomes brightly illuminated, creating a glowing shape resembling a jellyfish. The mission … Read more

NASA astronaut Christina Koch stands inside Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on July 14, 2021, in front of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that ultimately powered the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I mission. Koch later served as a crew member on the Artemis II mission in 2026, and on Oct. 13, … Read more

As the Artemis II crew members came close to passing behind the Moon and experiencing a planned loss of signal, they captured this image of a crescent Earth setting on the Moon’s limb on April 6, 2026. The edge of the visible surface of the Moon is called the “lunar limb.” Credit: NASA NASA will … Read more

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins assists NASA astronaut Luke Delaney as he practices suiting up in a spacesuit in an International Space Station airlock simulator on May 5, 2026, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston. Credit: NASA Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney … Read more

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Yi Lin, SPEARS testing and research lead at NASA Langley, holds one of the small coin-cell batteries that had just undergone thermal vacuum testing. NASA/Ryan Hill If you’ve ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, … Read more

3 Min Read Voyager Technologies’ Griffin-1 Completes Environmental Testing at NASA JPL PIA26708 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Voyager Technologies’… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Voyager Technologies’ Griffin-1 Completes Environmental Testing at NASA JPL JPEG (30.76 MB) PIA26708 Figure A JPEG (26.47 MB) PIA26708 Figure B JPEG … Read more

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) View all current NASA job openings at USAJobs Vacancy Announcement for Chief Counsel at NASA Glenn Research Center Return to OGC Homepage Source: www.nasa.gov

SpaceX Three NASA-supported small spacecraft, along with many commercial payloads, are shown before being encapsulated in a SpaceX Falcon 9 ahead of launch on Oct. 1, 2026. The ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode CubeSat, the Supernova Remnants and Proxies for ReIonization Testbed Experiment (SPRITE) CubeSat, and the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission will … Read more