“A piece of my story that I think needs to get told is that broken crayons still color.” – Tyrone McCoy, Public Affairs Specialist, NASA Headquarters To source
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NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission
NASA announced Friday that the Psyche asteroid mission – the agency’s first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid – will not make its planned 2022 launch attempt. To source
CAPSTONE Slated for Launch Into Lunar Orbit
CAPSTONE, the pathfinder for NASA’s lunar outpost, will test an orbit around the Moon that has never been flown before. To source
Mirrors Aligned: Webb Telescope’s First Full-Color Images Due in July
We’re counting down to the release of the Webb Telescope’s first full-color images! To source
A Sea of Stars Like Sequins
Near the center of the Milky Way lies this star-studded globular cluster, called Terzan 9 in the constellation Sagittarius. To source
Viewing the Color of Space
Attendees try on Oculus headsets and experience the space station using virtual reality prior to the screening of “The Color of Space”. To source
Galveston and the Beginning of Juneteenth
General Order No. 3 by Union troops on June 19, 1865, marked the official end of slavery in Texas and the U.S. To source
The Progress Pride Flag Flies at NASA Headquarters
The Progress Pride flag is seen flying at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building. To source
The Sparkle of Distant Galaxies
The brilliant cascade of stars through the middle of this image is the galaxy ESO 318-13. To source
NASA Invites Media, Public to View Webb Telescope’s First Images
NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 12, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. To source
It's Flag Day
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year and commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. To source
NASA Discoveries Highlighted at American Astronomical Society Meeting
Scientists will discuss new research from NASA missions – on topics ranging from exoplanets to citizen science discoveries – at the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). To source
JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Speaks With Students
JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaks with students during a visit to Arlington Science Focus Elementary School To source