3 min read Students Take on Airborne Field Research with NASA The gusty wind didn’t make it easy to hold tight to a balloon so large. The balloon, a scientific instrument called an ozonesonde, was about to be released into the atmosphere above the Texas Gulf Coast by students fromContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir works inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock installing leg and arm components on a spacesuit. NASA/Jack Hathaway Expedition 75 is gearing up for a busy August with three spacewalks planned at the International Space Station. The orbital residents are also printing living cells and tissuesContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Ad ASTRA Community Workshop… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Ad ASTRA Community Workshop: Detailed Schedule and Abstracts Available 30 July 2026 ASTRA Initiative about Ad ASTRA Community Workshop: DetailedContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community ROSES-25 Amendment 68: New… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources ROSES-25 Amendment 68: New Opportunity: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigations 30 July 2026 The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)Continue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community ROSES-25 Amendment 67, D.3… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources ROSES-25 Amendment 67: D.3 AGIGO: Change to IXPE and NICER General Observer Second Opportunity in ROSES-25 30 July 2026 TheContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Input Requested for Next AI/ML… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Input Requested for Next AI/ML STIG Lecture Series Topics 30 July 2026 The AI/ML STIG is finalizing topics forContinue Reading
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Macarena Garcia Marin (ESA Office at STScI) In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape thisContinue Reading
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As Mohenjo-daro prospered, the gap between its richest and poorest households actually shrank. Its shared infrastructure, fair trade systems, and lack of powerful royal elites suggest that equality may have helped fuel the ancient city’s success., Read MoreContinue Reading
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Explore the Observatory Support Systems This the main body and structure that all other spacecraft pieces are attached to. It holds the electronics and equipment that support the telescope and instruments. Primary Structure Lower Instrument Sun Shade (LISS) Attitude Control System (ACS) Propulsion Power Command and Data Handling (C&DH) BackContinue Reading
Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far. Most fires have little or no containment. (Image credit: Noah Berger)Continue Reading
7 Min Read NASA Johnson Interns Shaping the Future of Exploration NASA’s Johnson Space Center interns pose for a group photo in the Teague Auditorium in Houston. From left are Macie Landon, John Graham Reynolds, and Morgan Gridley. Credits: NASA/Sumer Loggins NASA interns at Johnson Space Center are applying their talents to real-world projectsContinue Reading