Moonlight and Our Atmosphere
NASA The Moon’s light is refracted by Earth’s atmosphere in this April 13, 2025, photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited into a sunset 264 miles above the…
NASA’s Psyche Captures Images of Earth, Moon
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Psyche captured images of Earth and our Moon from about 180 million miles (290 kilometers) away in July…
NASA-funded Compact Radar Drives Big Changes in Airborne and Suborbital Radar Capabilities
A collaboration between NASA and the small business Aloft Sensing produced a new compact radar system that will enable researchers to leverage High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) platforms to observe…
NASA Invites You to Celebrate National Aviation Day 2025
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This National Aviation Day graphic shows Orville Wright surrounded by the faces of some of NASA’s aeronautical innovators. NASA…
NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, April 21, 2025, on the company’s…
Where the Wild Things Are: Wildlife Management with Johnson’s Matt Strausser
If you asked someone what they expected to see during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, they would probably list things like astronauts, engineers, and maybe a spacecraft or…
Station Nation: Meet Tess Caswell, Extravehicular Activity Flight Controller and Lead Capsule Communicator
Tess Caswell supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a capsule communicator, or capcom, and helps plan and train for future spacewalks with the…
Summary of the 2025 GEDI Science Team Meeting
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 31 min read…
Bone Loss Research Launches Aboard NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission
The 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA, scheduled to liftoff from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August, is heading to the International Space Station…
Summary of the 54th U.S.–Japan ASTER Science Team Meeting
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 12 min read…