2 Min Read JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward PIA26706 Credits: Proteus Space Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads PIA26706 Figure A JPEG (82.95 KB) PIA26706 Animation MOV (3.33 MB) Description With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-likeContinue Reading
NASA/Dan Goods NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026. Actors Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller, screenwriter Drew Goddard, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and producer andContinue Reading
A SpaceX Dragon (center) backs away from the International Space Station after undocking from the Harmony module’s forward port. NASA+ At 12:05 p.m. EST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module following a command from ground controllers at SpaceX. AfterContinue Reading
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A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying over 5,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking on Aug. 25, 2025. NASA NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure of the agency’s SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services mission is underway on NASA+. Learn howContinue Reading
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to troubleshoot the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. Once complete, the SLS rocket will roll back to Launch Complex 39BContinue Reading
6 Min Read NASA’s ESCAPADE Ready to Study Space Weather from Earth to Mars An artist’s concept shows the two ESCAPADE spacecraft at Mars. The ESCAPADE mission is the first to coordinate two spacecraft in orbit around a planet other than Earth. Credits: James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA Mars is notContinue Reading
Joel Montalbano, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate NASA On Thursday, NASA announced Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, and Dana Hutcherson will serve as the acting program manager of the Commercial Crew Program. SOMD’s programsContinue Reading
Ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean may be killing the sea birds during their molting season. By Bob Berwyn Each year for millennia, emperor penguins have molted on coastal sea ice that remained stable until late summer—a haven during a span of several weeks when it’s dangerous for the mostlyContinue Reading
Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic radiation. Ice mixed with Martian-like soil, however, destroys organic material far more quickly. The findings pointContinue Reading
Two former, high-ranking Interior Department employees, from opposing political parties, call for an overhaul of public-land management. The post It’s time to rethink how we care for our public lands and waters appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
States are preparing for, while trying to avoid, cutbacks to the water they get from the Colorado River. Here are some key things to know about this moment.Continue Reading
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain how it would mitigate environmental harms, including PFAS contamination. By Lisa Sorg The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can’t dredge 28 miles of the Wilmington Harbor as planned, after North Carolina environmental regulators determined the billion-dollar proposal would be inconsistent with theContinue Reading