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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community SAVE THE DATE! ASTRA… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   SAVE THE DATE! ASTRA Initiative Seminar, March 30, 2026 24 April 2026 ASTRA Initiative about SAVE THE DATE!Continue Reading

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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Update: Community Science (Ad… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   Update: Community Science (Ad ASTRA) Workshop 24 April 2026 ASTRA Initiative about Update: Community Science (Ad ASTRA) WorkshopContinue Reading

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Clockwise from left: Astronauts Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir, Sophie Adenot, and Chris Williams celebrate a shipment of fresh food, including oranges, apples, onions, and peppers, delivered aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams NASA/Chris Williams The Progress 95 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos stands atop its launch padContinue Reading

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3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni Peter Rossoni in an optical lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts (MIT-LL) Credits: MIT-LL Listen to this audio excerpt from Peter Rossoni, Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System flight manager: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser doesContinue Reading

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NASA Helio Club is a collection of six club sessions, or lessons, that complete a comprehensive module created for a middle-school audience (ages 10-14) to introduce basic heliophysics concepts to learners. Designed for both after school clubs and classroom environments, each session takes approximately two hours, or approximately two class-periods. Each session includesContinue Reading

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NASA, ESA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in an image released on April 20, 2026. The colors in Hubble’s visible light image, which marksContinue Reading

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NASA astronauts (from left) Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir are photographed on Jan. 12, 2026, in their pressure suits and inside the Dragon spacecraft during the Crew Equipment Interface Test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The goal of the training is to rehearse launch day activities and getContinue Reading

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From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On Episode 419, Kevin Coggins, aContinue Reading

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The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, the first peaking at 9:07 p.m. ET on April 23. The second strong solar flare peaked at 4:13 a.m. ET on April 24. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured images of the events.  NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured theseContinue Reading