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NASA Selects Two Earth System Explorers Missions

NASA Selects Two Earth System Explorers Missions

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve …

NASA2/5/26, 9:10 PM
Career Spotlight: Welder (Ages 14-18)

Career Spotlight: Welder (Ages 14-18)

What does a welder do? A welder uses tools that join two or more parts through forces such as heat or pressur…

NASA2/5/26, 7:35 PM
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Study Adaptation to Altered Gravity

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Study Adaptation to Altered Gravity

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the Internati…

NASA2/5/26, 6:38 PM
Hubble Spots Lens-Shaped Galaxy

Hubble Spots Lens-Shaped Galaxy

This new Hubble image, released on Jan. 30, 2026, is the sharpest taken of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy loca…

NASA2/5/26, 4:39 PM
Milano Cortina 2026

Milano Cortina 2026

About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoa…

NASA2/5/26, 5:01 AM
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Jan. …

NASA2/4/26, 11:05 PM
NASA, University of Texas Expand Research and Workforce Development

NASA, University of Texas Expand Research and Workforce Development

NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the University of Texas System (UT System) announced the signing o…

NASA2/4/26, 10:10 PM
Station Nation: Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capsule Communicator

Station Nation: Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capsule Communicator

As a member of the Crew Operations Office, Erin Edwards and her team manage astronaut candidate training sche…

NASA2/4/26, 7:52 PM
Evaluation of Adhesive and Solvent Alternatives for PolymericBonding Applications

Evaluation of Adhesive and Solvent Alternatives for PolymericBonding Applications

The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) conducted a technical assessment to evaluate alternatives to di…

NASA2/4/26, 6:09 PM
NASA Armstrong Contributions Propel Artemis, Deep Space Innovation

NASA Armstrong Contributions Propel Artemis, Deep Space Innovation

NASA is leveraging expertise, capabilities, and partnerships across its centers to make Artemis campaign and …

NASA2/4/26, 4:57 PM
NASA Heat Shield Tech Contributes to America’s Space Industry

NASA Heat Shield Tech Contributes to America’s Space Industry

This Jan. 29, 2026, photo captures the streak the Varda Space Industries W-5 capsule made while returning to …

NASA2/4/26, 4:23 PM
NASA’s SPHEREx Examines Comet 3I/ATLAS’s Coma

NASA’s SPHEREx Examines Comet 3I/ATLAS’s Coma

Description These observations by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch o…

NASA2/4/26, 4:18 PM