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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Surveys ‘Crocodile Bridge’
Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to capture this 360-degree panorama of a region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge” on Jezero Crater’s rim. The…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4879-4885: Struggle at Atacama
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest mid-latitude desert in …
650 NASA Volunteers Have Co-Authored Scientific Papers
After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have volunteered to participate in NASA citizen science projects have co-authored peer-r…
Pad 1 conversion ongoing, with Flight 12 nearing
Over six months after the end of Flight 11, the old design, Pad 1, was… The post Pad 1 conversion ongoing, with Flight 12 nearing appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock
Description This series of images shows NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm and, after waving the arm and running the dril…
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Florida
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronaut Chris Williams as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the Inter…
NASA Research Shows Early Life Relied on Rare Metal
NASA-funded scientists have discovered that life on Earth over 3 billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum, which was incredibly scarce in the environment at the time. The s…
Building on America’s 65-Year Legacy of Human Spaceflight
On the morning of May 5, 1961, the Mercury-Redstone 3 launch vehicle lifted into the sky from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Over the next 15 minut…
NASA’S Juno Misson Captures Jupiter Moon Thebe
Description NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Thebe, the second largest of Jupiter’s inner moons, during a close pass on May 1, 2026. The spacecraft’s Stellar Reference …
New NASA HEAT Coloring Book Blends Art, Science, and Cultural Perspectives
A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book produced by NASA in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is now available for people to learn while showin…
NASA Volunteers Double Known Population of Brown Dwarfs
A new paper from NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made …
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The Starlink 17-29 mission is the 44th dedicated flight supporting the broadband internet constellation so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is schedu…
Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors
From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.
Lockheed Martin announces collaboration with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate for off-shore launches
The announcement comes ahead of Firefly Aerospace’s first quarter earnings call for investors. A timeline for the first ocean-based Alpha rocket launches wasn't announced.
NASA Welcomes Ireland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
Ireland signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a signing ceremony hosted by NASA, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all humanity. I…
NASA Fosters Development of Lunar Resource-Seeking Technologies
To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3 from lunar soil, know…
Launch Preview: three launches — a calm before the storm?
Two Falcon 9 launches and a Chang Zheng 7 make up the launch roster for… The post Launch Preview: three launches — a calm before the storm? appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASA Welcomes Malta as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
The Republic of Malta became the 65th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Monday during a ceremony in the town of Kalkara with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. …
Breaking Barriers at 3rd Annual Findings from the Field Symposium
This year’s Findings from the Field Student Research Symposium welcomed 106 students, grades four through eight, 29 educators, and 15 Subject Matter Experts, and it featured 68 res…
Blue Origin Moon Lander Completes Testing at NASA Vacuum Chamber
Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander funded by Blue Origin as a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System capabilities in support of NASA…
Blue Origin Moon Lander Completes Testing at NASA Vacuum Chamber
Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander funded by Blue Origin as a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System capabilities in support of NASA…
Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral
In this new picture from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the center of attention. NGC 3137 is located 53 million light-years away in…
Op-Ed: Isaacman’s Actions Threaten Trust and Stability at NASA
Administrator Isaacman’s actions to date have destabilized NASA, damaged its most valued relationships, and jeopardized its future.
For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds
A study of NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data on stellar pairs undergoing mutual eclipses has uncovered more than two dozen candidate exoplanets, or worlds be…
LAGEOS: An Earth Science Mission Built for Enduring Precision
On May 4, 1976, a spacecraft resembling a disco ball entered orbit almost 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above Earth. This shiny, two‑foot‑wide (60‑centimeter) sphere called the La…
Launch boosts European Earth monitoring and connectivity
Thirteen European satellites on the same rideshare launcher have successfully reached orbit, bringing capabilities to Italian and Greek monitoring programmes as well as CubeSats th…
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.
What’s Happening in Space Policy May 3-9, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of May 3-9, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess […]
SpaceX launches CAS500-2 and 45 other payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit
SpaceX successfully launched its third rideshare mission of 2026 aboard Falcon 9. The mission carried… The post SpaceX launches CAS500-2 and 45 other payloads to Sun-synchronous o…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch South Korean Earth observation satellite, plus 44 more payloads on overnight Falcon 9 rideshare mission
The CAS500-2 mission is scheduled for liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:59 p.m. PDT (2:59 a.m. EDT / 0659 UTC). The Korea Aerospace Industries’ Compact Advan…
Ribbon Cutting at Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal Welcomes U.S. Space Command
Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to mark the official beginning of USSPACECOM’s move to Redstone Arsena…
SpaceX aims for mid-May Starship Flight 12 launch with revised trajectory
The return of Starship launches may be just weeks away, with notices for the upcoming… The post SpaceX aims for mid-May Starship Flight 12 launch with revised trajectory appeared …
Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess Nominated to Succeed Space Force CSO Saltzman
President Trump is nominating Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to be the next U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations as Gen. B. Chance Saltzman’s four-year term comes to an end. […]
NASA Kennedy Center Director Announces Plans to Retire
NASA announced Friday Janet Petro, center director for the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is retiring. Prior to joining NASA, Petro worked in a variety of military and i…
NASA Artemis II Crew Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell
Nasdaq Chair and Chief Executive Officer Adena T. Friedman, left, and NASA’s Artemis II crewmembers CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christi…
Key Support Equipment Arrives at Kennedy for Roman Space Telescope
Technicians at NASA’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida offloaded eight high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) wall module…
NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current
Earth’s magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet, and snares them in an invisible, doughnut-shaped pen around Earth…
The suborbital space tourism industry is on life support
It's not clear whether Virgin Galactic has the cash reserves to fund a prolonged test phase.
Space Out This Summer with Variety of NASA STEM Activities
Summer is “Go” for launch, and NASA has a universe of ways to help you to jump in, explore, and create! Whether you prefer to spend this season fueling your creativity, going outdo…
Week in images: 27 April - 01 May 2026
Week in images: 27 April - 01 May 2026