Harnessing Innovation for U.S. Technological Strength We will strengthen, enhance, and modernize capabilities and systems to lead the aerospace sector in the quest for answers about our solar system HITS Objectives Objective #1: Strengthens U.S. leadership in the aerospace sector through investments in transformative aerospace technologies. Objective #2: Advanced measurementContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Next AI/ML STIG Lecture on 12… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Next AI/ML Science and Technology Interest Group Lecture on 12 January 2026 at 4pm ET/1pm PT 12 January 2026Continue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Announcing the Opening of the… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Announcing the Opening of the Roman Research Nexus 12 January 2026 We are pleased to announce that the Roman ResearchContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community 2026 Astrophysics Small… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources 2026 Astrophysics Small Explorer Announcement of Opportunity Community Announcement 12 January 2026 The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released a thirdContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Science Highlight: NASA’s… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Science Highlight: NASA’s Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object 12 January 2026 A team including Dr. Rachael Beaton fromContinue Reading
NASA NASA has identified a list of 32 technology shortfalls and invites you to give input on your critical technology needs using this feedback mechanism. Whether you’re part of the space technology community or an interested member of the public, your input is invaluable. By registering and providing your feedback, you could helpContinue Reading
Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global heating is being sabotaged by a surge of climate disinformation. The falsehoods, spreading faster than ever online, threaten to derail fragile progress on climate action.Continue Reading
The Whanganui River is officially a living being and legal person. Māori leaders explain how Indigenous knowledge and persistence made it happen. By Katie Surma Ned Tapa has spent his life along New Zealand’s Whanganui River. For Tapa, a Māori leader, the river is not a resource to be managedContinue Reading
El cohete Sistema de Lanzamiento Espacial (SLS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA, visto en la nave High Bay 3 del Edificio de Ensamblaje de Vehículos mientras los equipos t esperan la llegada de los tripulantes de Artemis II para abordar su nave espacial Orion en la parteContinue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s Pandora small satellite, the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Pandora will provide an in-depth studyContinue Reading
Recent technological advances have set the stage for a renewed focus on human-based solutions called new approach methodologies (NAMs) that can complement, and in some cases replace, animal models in research and regulatory testing. These NAMs generally span advanced cell-tissue-organoid (in vitro), computational modeling (in silico), and cell-free biochemical analysisContinue Reading
Explore Hubble … Hubble Social Media Hubble’s Stellar… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human SpaceflightContinue Reading
3 min read NASA Bolsters Golden Age of Exploration with Technology Priorities NASA As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon that will pave the way for human exploration on Mars, the agency is tapping into America’s expanding space economy to help guide its strategic technology investments. This initiative,Continue Reading