T-38 planes are a fixture of astronaut training, making pilots and mission specialists think quicky in changing situations. To source
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Milky Way Time Lapse
This time lapse of the Milky Way Galaxy taken from the International Space Station (ISS) also captured a lightning strike on Earth so bright that it lights up the space station’s solar panels. To source
La NASA invita a la prensa a la primera prueba de defensa planetaria
La misión Prueba de redireccionamiento del asteroide doble (DART, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA, la primera en el mundo que pone a prueba una tecnología para defender a la Tierra de posibles peligros de asteroides o cometas, impactará con su objetivo, un asteroide que no supone ninguna amenaza para la Tierra, a […]
NASA Invites Media to Witness World’s First Planetary Defense Test
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, will impact its target asteroid—which poses no threat to Earth—at 7:14 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 26. To source
The Historic X-1E Looks Forward
The supersonic X-1E research aircraft was the last of NASA’s experimental X-1 series of aircraft. To source
NASA's Europa Clipper in High Bay 1
The core of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has taken center stage in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. To source
NASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon under Artemis, the agency has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole. To source
Moon Over New Orleans
A paddlewheeler makes its way up the Mississippi River as the moon rises over New Orleans on Sunday evening, Aug. 22, 2021. To source
NASA Selects Proposals to Study Stellar Explosions, Galaxies, Stars
NASA has selected four mission proposals submitted to the agency’s Explorers Program for further study. To source
Voyager 1 Sees the Great Red Spot
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. To source
We Are Going: Artemis I on Launch Pad
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it is rolled up the ramp at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. To source
Perennial Perseids
The Perseid meteors are an annual event many skywatchers look forward to, as they often produce lots of shooting stars to enjoy. To source
Aquanaut Gets to Work Underwater
A team of roboticists from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have applied their expertise in making robots for deep space to designing a fully electric shape-changing submersible robot that will cut costs for maritime industries. To source