NASA History Explore NASA’s History NASA History Office Publications and Resources NASA History Series News and Notes Aeronautics and Space Report of the President Oral Histories Research Resources NASA Archives Historical Resources The Dawn of the Space Age The course of history changed on October 4, 1957, when the SovietContinue Reading
The seven-member Expedition 73 crew gathers together for a portrait on Nov. 27, 2025, celebrating NASA astronaut Mike Fincke’s (center) 500 cumulative days in space over four missions since 2004. In the front from left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and NASA astronaut JonnyContinue Reading
Videos Real World: Planetary Volcanoes Launchpad: New Horizons Heads Towards Pluto Real World: Mission to Mercury Ask SME: Planetary Geologist Dr. Lynnae Quick Background Information NASA Radar Looks to Monitor Volcanoes and Earthquakes from Space. Active Volcanoes of Our Solar System Shaping the Planets: Volcanism Facts About Io – Jupiter’sContinue Reading
Videos Our World: What Is an Estremophile? Our World: Where do we find estremopholes? Our World: Life on Other Worlds NASA eClips™ at Home: “Extremophiles” Background Information NASA Now: Extremophiles The post NASA eClips V.A.L.U.E. Bundle: Astrobiology and Extremophiles appeared first on NASA Science., Read MoreContinue Reading
Videos Best Practices: Exploring Craters Guide Lites Demonstration Best Practices: Measuring Raindrops Overview Our World: Cool Clouds Our World: Cloud Inspection Our World: ICESat-2 – What is Ice? Our World: ICESat-2 Measures Ice Sheets Our World: Monitoring the Earth’s Climate with CERES Our World: Snowflakes Our World: Sun’s Position RealContinue Reading
America’s urban search and rescue teams are facing financial and political pressure. However, their work has never been more in demand, as weather disasters become increasingly common. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)Continue Reading
A new Center for American Progress report found 31 national monuments are the only conservation tool protecting 21,000 miles of rivers and streams that provide water for downstream communities. By Wyatt Myskow The 31 national monuments designated since the Clinton administration, which could be downsized as the The Traitor administrationContinue Reading
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The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands on April 20, 2025 (April 19 Eastern time) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, with the Expedition 71/72 crew aboard. NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparingContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Broad-Band X-ray Observatory… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Science Analysis Group Broad-Band X-ray Observatory The Broad-Band X-ray (BBX) Science Analysis Group (SAG)Continue Reading
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Nov. 30, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI) NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Nov. 30, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument.Continue Reading
4 min read NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft. The Resolve instrument aboard XRISM, pronouncedContinue Reading
Christopher B. Hall Office of Small Business Programs Chris Hall is a Program Manager in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) where he oversees OSBP’s Policy & Program Management Office. In this role, he implements small business programs to strengthen the industrial base that supports NASA’sContinue Reading