Electrodynamic Dust Shield Heading to Moon on Firefly Lander
Inside of the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an electrodynamic dust shield (EDS) is in view on Jan. 18, 2023. The dust shield…
415 Years Ago: Astronomer Galileo Discovers Jupiter’s Moons
On Jan. 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He noticed three other points of light near the planet,…
NASA’s 2024 International Space Station Achievements
City lights streak across Earth and an aurora is visible on the horizon as the International Space Station passes over Lake Michigan. NASA For more than 24 years, NASA has…
Astronaut Set to Patch NASA’s X-ray Telescope Aboard Space Station
4 min read Astronaut Set to Patch NASA’s X-ray Telescope Aboard Space Station NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray…
NASA Joins Telescope, Instruments to Roman Spacecraft
Technicians have successfully integrated NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s payload – the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments – to the spacecraft that will deliver the observatory to its…
NASA Lander to Test Vacuum Cleaner on Moon for Sample Collection
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Lunar Planet Vac, or LPV, is one of 10 payloads set to be carried to the Moon by the…
Sols 4416-4417: New Year, New Clouds
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Best of 2024: Reestablished NASA Art Program Begins with Mural in New York City
NASA/Joel Kowsky The New York-based artist team Geraluz, left, and WERC, right, pose in front of their mural “To the Moon, and Back” with their son Amaru, 5. The community…
NASA eClips Educator Receives 2024 VAST Science Educator Specialist Award
Learn Home NASA eClips Educator Receives… Science Activation Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 2 min read NASA eClips Educator Receives…
JAXA’s First Wooden Satellite Deploys from Space Station
Internal view of LignoSat’s structure shows the relationship among wooden panels, aluminum frames, and stainless-steel shafts. Credit: Kyoto University In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth’s orbit from the…