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A Light in the Dark
A thin sliver of Earth’s edge is brightly illuminated against the vast darkness of space in this April 3, 202…

NASA-Supported Small Spacecraft Launches to Study Solar Particles
Through NASA, a university-designed small spacecraft is paving the way to studying particles, known as neutri…

NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit
A team of researchers demonstrated NASA and IBM’s open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence foun…

NASA’s Simulated Mars Mission Marks 200 Days Inside Habitat
The four crew members of NASA’s Mars simulation recently marked 200 days into their 378-day Red Planet missio…

Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky
A team of Cornell University students are turning heads within industry and the federal government with the r…

A Sea of Spinning Clouds
Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.

Ames Science Stars of the Month May 2026
NAS Ames Science Directorate Stars of the Month: May 2026 The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the ou…

NASA’s Dryden Aeronautical Test Range Supports Flight, Space Missions
NASA advances aeronautics and space technologies through experimental aircraft and flight research at the age…

NASA Wallops to Host Public Information Session May 13
To facilitate discussion and information sharing on activities at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia,…

NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 34th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 12, for the next launch to deliver science, supplies…

Unlocking the Mystery of X-ray Dots
A new “X-ray dot” found by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory – which could look like this artist’s illustratio…

New NASA Technology Mimics Extreme Cold of the Lunar Night
As NASA looks to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond, researchers must develop materials capable of withstandi…