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April 20, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL, the Soyuz MS-28 crew ship, and the Progress 94 resupply ship. NASA The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station at 6:08Continue Reading

Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket launch on the agency’s Artemis II test flight, at 6:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 1 from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker Following NASA’s Artemis II missionContinue Reading

A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from April 20-28, 2026. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available.   This March 2026 aerial photograph shows the coastal launch range at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. WallopsContinue Reading

NASA moved the core stage, or the largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker Following the recent successfulContinue Reading

Scientists have developed a fuel cell that uses microbes in soil to produce electricity. The device can power underground sensors for tasks like monitoring moisture or detecting touch, without needing batteries or solar panels. It works in both dry and wet conditions and even lasts longer than similar technologies. ThisContinue Reading

Dr. Simon Plunkett Heliophysics Program Scientist Dr. Simon Plunkett is a program scientist in the Heliophysics Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. He provides scientific leadership and oversight for the fleet of more than 20 operating missions that comprise the Heliophysics System Observatory (HSO). The missions inContinue Reading

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft with its nosecone open and carrying over 5,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware as NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module’s forward port. Both spacecraft were flying 259 miles above western Mauritania near theContinue Reading

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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AGN SIG Dissertation Jamboree,… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   AGN SIG Dissertation Jamboree We are thrilled to announce the AGN Dissertation Jamboree! This three-day event will beContinue Reading