NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to troubleshoot the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. NASA/Cory Huston The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for NASA’sContinue Reading
Earth’s magnetic shield is shifting in dramatic ways. New data from ESA’s Swarm satellites show that the South Atlantic Anomaly — a vast weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field — has grown by nearly half the size of continental Europe since 2014. Even more striking, a region southwest of AfricaContinue Reading
Credit: NASA The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges. While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it warned that the agency’s biggest challenges stem from interconnected factors – workforce, acquisition, technical authority, budgets, and the growing complexity ofContinue Reading
An appeal to be filed on their behalf by the Southern Environmental Law Center will argue that the new plant in Chesterfield County would not comply with either the state’s environmental justice or clean economy acts. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Three climate and justice nonprofits filed a notice before theContinue Reading
NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission. NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14,Continue Reading
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6 Min Read Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight : Six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released [day ofContinue Reading
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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Swift Home Spacecraft Science Boost News For Scientists NASA IXPE’s Longest Observation Solves Black Hole Jets Mystery 4 min read Article Black Hole Eats Star: NASA Missions Discover Record-Setting Blast 11 min read Article NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission’s Orbit 5 min readContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Thursday,Continue Reading
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Swift Home Spacecraft Science Boost News For Scientists After 21 years, the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has entered a phase of rapid decay. While NASA could have allowed the observatory to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, as many missions do at the end of theirContinue Reading
Astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) displays production bags containing probiotic yogurt cultures for the BioNutrients-3 investigation on Oct. 2, 2025, aboard the International Space Station. NASA Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missionsContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Chris Williams calls down to mission controllers during Crew Medical Officer training inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. NASA/Jessica Meir Human research, advanced robotics, and experimental workout gear filled the schedule for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbital residentsContinue Reading