Maria Nowak Sr. Executive for Flight Project Execution (Acting) Maria Nowak currently serves as Goddard Space Flight Center’s Flight Projects Directorate (FPD) Sr. Executive for Flight Project Execution (Acting). She has also served in deputy roles for both the Engineering Technology Directorate and the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate andContinue Reading
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot shows off the Optical Coherence Tomography machine, a medical imaging device used for eye exams. Doctors on the ground monitor the eye exam in real time viewing an astronaut’s retina, lens, and cornea. ESA/Sophie Adenot DNA-mimicking materials, quantum physics hardware, and spacesuit batteries wrapped up theContinue Reading
In the San Luis Valley, the ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells. By Emily Payne Julie Zahringer hears a common refrain at her environmental laboratory in Alamosa, Colorado: A customerContinue Reading
Oil and gas giant Continental Resources wanted the BLM to sign off on new wells in Wyoming, despite a court injunction there. The agency obliged. The post Emails show Interior delivered new drilling permits for Burgum’s billionaire ally appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Nuclear startup Fermi promised ample power for AI. But it couldn’t sign a single client.Continue Reading
2 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach PIA26750 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach JPEG (132.38 KB) PIA26750 Figure A JPEGContinue Reading
This image of Mars was captured by NASA’s Psyche mission on May 3, 2026, about 3 million miles from the planet as the spacecraft approaches for a gravity assist on May 15. Sunlight is reflected and scattered by dust in the Martian atmosphere, creating an extended crescent around the planet.Continue Reading
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Anton Kiriwas Listen to this audio excerpt from Anton Kiriwas, senior technical integration manager for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. When Anton Kiriwas first spotted an image of the Moon and Mars hangingContinue Reading
Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator at Katalyst Space Technologies in Flagstaff, Ariz., and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer at Katalyst, stand next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing.Continue Reading
3 min read NASA, Industry Advance High Performance Spaceflight Computing High Performance Spaceflight Computing System on Chip NASA/Ryan Lannom For decades, NASA has advanced on-board spacecraft computer processors that coordinate and execute the functions needed to support mission success. Space computing originated in the 1960s with the Apollo Guidance Computers,Continue Reading
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
During his tenure as chief of staff, NASA’s Brian Hughes is seen during a NASA town hall event, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director ofContinue Reading
Lead research engineer Dr. Kerrigan Cain adjusts tubes connected to a fuel cell inside NASA Glenn Research Center’s Fuel Cell Testing Laboratory in Cleveland on Feb. 23, 2026. His team is testing a system that could revolutionize power generation and energy storage for future Moon and Mars missions. NASA/Jef JanisContinue Reading