An Epic View of the Seasons - NASA Science
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory16d ago
Most kids learn in elementary school that the seasons are caused by Earth rotating on a tilted axis during its yearly orbit around the Sun.
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top 85%Embracing the Equinox - NASA Science
NASAby Kat Troche16d ago
Depending on your locale, equinoxes can be seen as harbingers of longer nights and gloomy weather, or promising beacons of nicer temperatures and more sunlight.
NASA Welcomes Albania as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA
NASAby Elizabeth Shaw16d ago
The Republic of Albania signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, joining the coalition of like‑minded nations committed to the...
NASA Kicks Off Nationwide Effort to Prepare Tomorrow’s Space Workforce - NASA
NASAby Sandra May16d ago
NASA kicked off its State Hubs for Skilled Technical Workforce initiative Sept. 15, 2026 with awardees at Space Center Houston.
NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars - NASA
NASAby Stephen Carney17d ago
When NASA’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found.
Johnson Space Center Sparks Curiosity at Houston’s 33rd Annual Japan Festival - NASA
NASAby Sumer Loggins17d ago
On Sept. 12-13, NASA’s Johnson Space Center employees brought the excitement and wonder of space exploration to Houston’s Japan Festival at Hermann Park.
Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off - NASA Science
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory17d ago
For decades, Arctic sea ice has been melting earlier in spring and freezing later in fall, extending the melt season and contributing to widespread ice loss.
Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome - NASA Science
NASAby Michala Garrison; NASA Earth Observatory21d ago
While the calendar indicated that astronomical summer was winding down, a swath of the south-central United States was sweltering under a heat dome in mid-September 2026.
Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab - NASA
NASAby Dede Dinius21d ago
Long before they helped shape NASA’s future aerospace breakthroughs, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were in their garages and homes building radio‑controlled aircraft, testing new...
NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater - NASA Science
NASAby Lonnie Shekhtman22d ago
It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant Moon map on his computer screen, an unusually large...
NASA Celebrates Restoration of Guam Station Damaged by Typhoon Mawar - NASA
NASAby Korine Powers22d ago
NASA celebrated the full restoration of its Guam Remote Station with a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 10, closing out more than three years of recovery after Super Typhoon Mawar devastated the site in...
NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass - NASA
NASAby albarne122d ago
Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric center.
NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida’s Skilled Workforce - NASA
NASAby Sandra May22d ago
NASA recently awarded $10.5 million to seven organizations nationwide through its new State Hubs initiative.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman to Join NFL Fans in Baltimore - NASA
NASAby Jessica Taveau22d ago
As part of NASA’s new Inspiration Tour, Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics...
Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World - NASA Science
NASAby Ashley Balzer22d ago
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-funded archives.
Travel - NASA
NASAby NASA23d ago
The NSSC provides travel reimbursement services for all authorized Agency travel including: domestic, foreign, local, ETDY, and Change of Station (COS).
New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration - NASA Science
NASAby Cinnamon Pritchard; NASA Science Editorial Team24d ago
NASA has selected 12 new investigations to help support human explorers in space. Six will help advance the ability to produce food off-planet, while another six advance the understanding of how...
NASA Welcomes Djibouti as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA
NASAby Elizabeth Shaw24d ago
The Republic of Djibouti became the 72nd nation and eighth African country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Summer Training: Catching Up With NASA’s Astronaut Candidates - NASA
NASAby Linda E. Grimm24d ago
Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the pool, or in an aircraft? So did NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class.
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor - NASA Science
NASAby Andrew Dollar; NASA Science Editorial Team27d ago
How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real?