55 Years Ago: President Nixon Establishes Space Task Group to Chart Post-Apollo Plans

In early 1969, the goal set by President John F. Kennedy to land a man on…

NASA Johnson Director to Discuss Exploration Park at ASCENDxTexas

Feb. 13, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY: J24-002 NASA Johnson Director to Discuss Exploration Park at ASCENDxTexas Media…

New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

As NASA explores the unknown in air and space, a new mission to survey ultraviolet light…

Into the Belly of the Rover: VIPER’s Final Science Instrument Installed 

A team of engineers prepares to integrate TRIDENT – short for The Regolith Ice Drill for…

Six NASA Instruments Will Fly to Moon on Intuitive Machines Lander

NASA is gearing up for a commercial robotic flight to the Moon under the agency’s CLPS…

NGC 4254 (Webb Image) – NASA

It’s oh-so-easy to be mesmerized by this spiral galaxy. Follow its clearly defined arms, which are…

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4254’s Dazzling Swirls

NGC 4254, a spiral galaxy, is resplendent in orange and blue in this Jan. 29, 2024,…

Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover

Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument’s cameras. Data…

Into the Belly of the Rover: VIPER’s Final Science Instrument Installed 

A team of engineers prepares to integrate TRIDENT – short for The Regolith Ice Drill for…

How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions

NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the…