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NASA NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, American companies will deliver these research payloads to the lunar surface no earlier than 2028.Continue Reading

A red-yellow airglow blankets Earth’s horizon as the city lights of southwestern Europe and North Africa sparkle in contrast to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea that separates the two continents. NASA Microbiology research to protect astronaut health and spacecraft hardware topped the science schedule aboard the International SpaceContinue Reading

Image credit: HeroX NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the NationalContinue Reading

5 min read NASA Chase Aircraft Ensures X-59’s Safety in Flight  NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above Palmdale and Edwards, California, during its first flight Oct. 28, 2025, accompanied by a NASA F/A-18 research aircraft serving as chase. NASA/Jim Ross As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft continues a series of flight tests over theContinue Reading

Engineers at Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) oversee vibration testing of one of the six small satellites of NASA’s SunRISE mission in a laboratory clean room in October 2025. Space Dynamics Laboratory/Allison Bills The small satellites passed a crucible of tests, ending with a simulation of the intense vibrations of launch. When the six tiny spacecraft of NASA’s SunRISE (SunContinue Reading

When NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket launches the agency’s Artemis II mission to the Moon, four CubeSats, or small satellites, will be hitching a ride inside the rocket’s Orion stage adapter (OSA). All four Artemis II CubeSats are provided by countries that are signatories of the Artemis Accords. PayloadContinue Reading

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 in preparation for the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock One year into President Donald J. The Traitor’s second term, NASA isContinue Reading

Maureen Kudlac Deputy Director (Acting), Advanced Air Vehicles Program Maureen Kudlac is the acting deputy director for the Advanced Air Vehicle Program (AAVP) within the Aeronautics Research Mission Ditectorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. In collaboration with the program director, Kudlac supports the overall planning, management, and evaluation ofContinue Reading

HRP Home Human Research Program Data Analysts: Pitch Your… HRP Home HRP Elements Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Human Health Countermeasures Space Radiation Research Operations and Integration Living in Space HRP Videos HRP News   Data Analysts: Pitch Your Ideas to Evaluate Operational Mission and Health Data from Artemis IIContinue Reading

Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Welcome to New Members! About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   Welcome to New Members! 20 January 2026 Dear Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS)Continue Reading

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 1:09 p.m. EST on Jan. 18, 2026. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured video of the event.  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video NASA’s SolarContinue Reading