nasa.govadded August 2026
NASAby Lauren E. Low1h ago
After more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory14h ago
For many longtime cotton farmers in the Texas High Plains, the 2026 drought sparked flashbacks to catastrophic harvests of the past.
NASAby Lauren E. Low21h ago
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of International Space Station...
NASAby Mark A. Garcia22h ago
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory1d ago
This story is an update to the Arctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series, which tracks long-term change on Earth's surface through satellite imagery.
NASAby Stephen Carney2d ago
A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been...
NASAby Marty McCoy; NASA Webb Mission Team2d ago
NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory2d ago
The Cree word pahtaaunaakun seems particularly apt for describing the distinctive brown hues of the waters that drain into Hannah Bay and Rupert Bay in Canada.
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members2d ago
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct.
NASAby Jessica Taveau2d ago
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather...
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory3d ago
From an astronaut’s perspective looking back at Earth, a patch of bright rock in arid southern Madagascar may appear out of place. But it wouldn’t on the Moon.
NASAby Stephen Carney; Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members3d ago
Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept.
NASAby Sondra Woodward3d ago
“I want to be able to look at a rocket launch and say, ‘I touched a piece of this.’” That’s how Richard Spolzino describes the thing he’s chasing.
NASAby Jessica Taveau5d ago
As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Philadelphia Eagles vs.
NASAby Chris Getteau5d ago
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is ending, with the crew scheduled to return in early October. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and...
NASAby AMANDA BARNETT; Raquel Villanueva7d ago
A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters.
NASAby Lauren E. Low7d ago
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard...
NASAby Marty McCoy; NASA Webb Mission Team7d ago
In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space.
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory7d ago
Much of the Saskatchewan River Delta, a large inland delta that straddles the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, is too wet for extensive farming.
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory8d ago
The 2026 tropical cyclone season in the northeastern and central Pacific basins has been busy. By September 28, the number of named storms in the region had grown to 20, of which nine had reached...
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