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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community IR STIG Seminar Series, 6… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   IR STIG Seminar Series IR STIG about IR STIG Seminar Series Location Virtual Dates 6 April 20263:00pmContinue Reading

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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 April… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 April 2026 6 April 2026 AI/ML STIG about AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 AprilContinue Reading

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In this fully illuminated view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth), is visible on the right. It is identifiable by the dark splotches that cover its surface. These are ancient lava flows from a time early in the Moon’s history when it was volcanicallyContinue Reading

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5 Min Read Grants The NSSC supports the Agency’s internal effort to create an environment conducive to streamlining and simplifying grants and cooperative agreements. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), through the establishment of the NSSC, has transitioned to a consolidated model for the award and administration of all Agency grants andContinue Reading

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1 min read Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II Today, the crew of Artemis II reaches a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbit the far side of the Moon, roughly 4,000 miles above the lunar surface.  You can watch this historic broadcast on  NASA’sContinue Reading

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Heather Futrell Heliophysics Program Executive Heather Futrell is a program executive (PE) in NASA’s Heliophysics Division (HPD), managing the HelioSwarm and SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) missions. She steers the development and implementation of these vital missions from design to orbit, ensuring effective collaboration between individuals at NASA HeadquartersContinue Reading

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A view of the near side of the Moon, the side we always see from Earth, as seen from the Orion spacecraft. NASA The astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured this photo of the Moon’s near side on April 4, 2026. The image features dark patches at center and right;Continue Reading

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(April 6, 2026) – Before going to sleep on flight day 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more photo of the Moon, as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft. Orion and the four humans aboard entered the lunar sphere of influence at 12:37 a.m. EDTContinue Reading