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Two European Union members joined the Artemis Accords within hours of each other on May 4, 2026. The back-to-back signings push the international framework past the 65-nation milestone and deepen its foothold in Europe.
Within days of each other in early May 2026, SpaceX flew two Falcon 9 missions from Vandenberg Space Force Base: a 24-satellite St…
On May 4, 2026, Ireland and Malta each formally joined the Artemis Accords in separate ceremonies, bringing the total signatory co…
A 45-payload rideshare carrying South Korea's CAS500-2 Earth observation satellite and a dedicated Starlink batch mark a character…
Thirty-eight science educators representing seven school districts across Virginia’s Tidewater region joined forces with community organizations, such as the Elizabeth River Project, to deepen their instructional practice through a dynamic collaboration between NASA eClips and the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) Program. Together, these groups are cultivating a regional STEM ecosystem […]
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 panorama is made up of 980 images, 971 of which were taken on Dec. 18, 2025, the 1,717th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. An additional nine were […]
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 the world, receiving only 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) of precipitation per year. Only the dry valleys of Antarctica receive less precipitation. These environmental conditions have made the Atacama a […]
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-reviewed research papers with scientists on those project teams. These volunteers made incredible contributions like: And all of them saw their passion and dedication translated into lasting […]
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.
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 drill a few times, finally detached the rock. The imagery showing the entire process was captured by the black-and-white hazard cameras […]