A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from April 20-28, 2026. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available. This March 2026 aerial photograph shows the coastal launch range at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. WallopsContinue Reading
NASA moved the core stage, or the largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker Following the recent successfulContinue Reading
Scientists have developed a fuel cell that uses microbes in soil to produce electricity. The device can power underground sensors for tasks like monitoring moisture or detecting touch, without needing batteries or solar panels. It works in both dry and wet conditions and even lasts longer than similar technologies. ThisContinue Reading
Dr. Simon Plunkett Heliophysics Program Scientist Dr. Simon Plunkett is a program scientist in the Heliophysics Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. He provides scientific leadership and oversight for the fleet of more than 20 operating missions that comprise the Heliophysics System Observatory (HSO). The missions inContinue Reading
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft with its nosecone open and carrying over 5,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware as NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module’s forward port. Both spacecraft were flying 259 miles above western Mauritania near theContinue Reading
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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AGN SIG Dissertation Jamboree,… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AGN SIG Dissertation Jamboree We are thrilled to announce the AGN Dissertation Jamboree! This three-day event will beContinue Reading
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NASA astronaut Chris Williams pedals on the exercise cycle inside the Destiny laboratory module. Astronauts work out daily on the exercise cycle to maintain muscle, bone, and cardiovascular health in microgravity. NASA/Jack Hathaway The trash-packed Progress 93 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos will depart the International Space Station later today completingContinue Reading
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A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world’s prickliest plants. It could also help save them. (Image credit: Caitlin O’Hara for NPR)Continue Reading
Farmers in the U.S. operate on the thinnest of margins, and some have looked to renewable energy as a way to cut costs on electricityContinue Reading