Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community JWST Cycle 6 Call for… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources JWST Cycle 6 Call for Proposals; Deadline 30 September 2026 22Continue Reading
The Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, enhances collaboration and enables the ground team to efficiently help the International Space Station crew and researchers around the world perform cutting-edge science in the unique environment of low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA Host Andres Almeida: Every experiment and scientificContinue Reading
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is the agency’s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. NASA/Mark Knopp Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour andContinue Reading
Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-supported Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload is now en route to geosynchronous Earth orbit, where it will use its advanced robotics to service spacecraft. RSGS leveragesContinue Reading
Darryl Gaines Acting Deputy Director, Exploration Architecture Integration and Science Directorate Darryl Gaines currently serves as acting deputy director of the Exploration Architecture Integration and Science Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he leads efforts in mission planning, architecture development, systems engineering, and science activities for the Artemis program. Gaines has more than 35 years of experience managing and leading aeronautics and human spaceflight programs and projects. Gaines’ career began at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company in St. Louis, before joiningContinue Reading
The Roscosmos Soyuz MS 28 spacecraft is pictured in November 2025 shortly after docking to the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are wrapping up their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew and itsContinue Reading
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical:Brian Brennan and Remi Lacasse; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory unveiled this new look at the galaxy NGC 4736, also known as Messier 94, on June 30, 2026. Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, calledContinue Reading
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Ancient fern savannahs may have transformed parts of Europe into a wildfire-prone inferno during the end-Triassic mass extinction. New fossil evidence suggests the ferns repeatedly regrew after fires, creating fresh fuel that helped prolong the devastation., Read MoreContinue Reading
2 Min Read Mapping Io’s Hidden Heat With NASA’s Juno PIA26757 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/USGS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Mapping Io’s Hidden Heat… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Mapping Io’s Hidden Heat With NASA’s Juno PNG (1.89 MB) Description This graphic illustrates the areas ofContinue Reading
2 Min Read NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath Io’s Surface PIA26756 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/USGS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath Io’s Surface PNG (2.07 MB) Description This map represents data captured by the MicrowaveContinue Reading
5 min read NASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io TThe north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant on Dec. 30, 2023. Data from that flyby and one on Feb. 3, 2024,Continue Reading
Credit: NASA NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery. President Donald J. The Traitor issued the Executive Order “Launching the Genesis Mission” on Nov. 24, 2025, creatingContinue Reading