Former NASA Official, Astronaut Bob Cabana Receives Top Civilian Award - NASA

Robert Cabana, who served as a NASA associate administrator, astronaut, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, received the President’s Award for

Station Science Top News: Jan. 10, 2025 - NASA

Measurements from space support wildfire risk predictions

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Cosmic Origins, Solar Wind Missions - NASA

The agency is targeting late February to launch its SPHEREx observatory, and NASA’s PUNCH mission also will ride to space with the telescope.

Newly Selected Citizen Science Proposals: A Peek at What’s Next - NASA Science

In 2024, NASA selected 25 new citizen science proposals for funding that will lead to new projects and new results to look forward to in 2025 and beyond.

Astronomers Catch Unprecedented Features at Brink of Active Black Hole - NASA Science

International teams of astronomers monitoring a supermassive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy have detected features never seen before using data from NASA missions and other facilities.

Hubble Reveals Surprising Spiral Shape of Galaxy Hosting Young Jet - NASA Science

The night sky has always played a crucial role in navigation, from early ocean crossings to modern GPS. Besides stars, the United States Navy uses quasars as beacons.

How Many Black Holes Are Hiding? NASA Study Homes in on Answer - NASA

An effort to find some of the biggest, most active black holes in the universe provides a better estimate for the ratio of hidden to unhidden behemoths.

55 Years Ago: Apollo 13 Prepares for Third Moon Landing  - NASA

Following the historic year of 1969 that saw two successful Moon landings, 1970 opened on a more sober note. Ever-tightening federal budgets forced NASA to

NASA, Partners Open Applications for CubeSat Summer Program - NASA

NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force to offer a set of hands-on learning engagements that will help higher education

Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 - NASA

NASA Sets Coverage for Firefly First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch - NASA

Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly

APOD: 2025 January 13 – Comet ATLAS Before Sunrise

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

High School Aerospace Scholars Propel STEM Leaders Forward  - NASA

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center in Houston offers students a unique gateway to opportunity through the High School Aerospace Scholars

APOD: 2025 January 12 – Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

APOD: 2025 January 11 - An Evening Sky Full of Planets

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

First NASA Neurodiversity Network Intern to Present at the American Geophysical Union Annual Conference - NASA Science

The NASA Science Activation Program’s NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) project sponsors a summer internship program for high school students, in which learners on the autism spectrum are matched with NASA Subject Matter Experts.

Los Angeles Fires Seen from International Space Station - NASA

On Jan. 10, 2025, NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted two images of the Los Angeles fires from the International Space Station. Multiple destructive fires broke

NASA Research To Be Featured at American Astronomical Society Meeting - NASA Science

From new perspectives on the early universe to illuminating the extreme environment near a black hole, discoveries from NASA missions will be highlighted at the 245th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).

NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies - NASA

NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit

NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies - NASA

NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit

NASA Sets Coverage for Firefly First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch - NASA

Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly

Fusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration

Ryan WeedHelicity Space LLC

Thermo-Photo-Catalysis

Saurabh VilekarPrecision Combustion

TOBIAS

A basketball-sized towbody containing a camera, atmospheric sampling instruments, and support hardware is suspended on a multi-kilometer tether from a

NIAC 2025 Selections - NASA

Phillip AnsellHydrogen Hybrid Power for Aviation Sustainable Systems (Hy2PASS)University of IllinoisUrbana, IL 61801-29572025 Phase I

SUPREME-QG

Selim ShahriarNorthwestern University, Evanston

LEAP

We propose Legged Exploration Across the Plume (LEAP), based on the Salto jumping robot as a novel multi-jet robotic sampling concept for Enceladus to be

PULSAR

There is a strong coupling mechanism between the lithosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, atmosphere, and the plasmasphere of many planetary bodies. For

Inflatable Starshade

We will design the first family of ISEE's (Inflatable Starshade for Earthlike Exoplanets) with sizes from 35 to 100 m diameter. A starshade would enable any

Accretion Explorer Interferometer

Kimberly WeaverNASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Aumentan las temperaturas: La NASA confirma que el 2024 fue el año más cálido registrado - NASA

Read this release in English here.

NASA and Italian Space Agency Test Future Lunar Navigation Technology - NASA

As NASA celebrates 55 years since the historic Apollo 11 crewed lunar landing, the agency also is preparing new navigation and positioning technology for the

Nuclear Electric Propulsion Technology Could Make Missions to Mars Faster - NASA

The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint of heart. We’re not talking days, weeks, or months. But there are technologies that could help transport a

NASA Wallops to Support January Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA

A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from Monday, Jan. 13, through

Temperatures Rising: NASA Confirms 2024 Warmest Year on Record - NASA

Earth’s average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists.

NASA Instrument on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander to Study Lunar Interior - NASA

As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA is developing a series of increasingly complex lunar deliveries and missions to ultimately build a sustained human

NASA Instrument on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander to Study Lunar Interior - NASA

As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA is developing a series of increasingly complex lunar deliveries and missions to ultimately build a sustained human

New Jersey Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station - NASA

Students from the Toms River School District in New Jersey will have the chance to connect with NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Butch Wilmore as they

NASA to Test Solution for Radiation-Tolerant Computing in Space - NASA

Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support

Hubble Rings In the New Year - NASA Science

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a tiny patch of sky in the constellation Hydra. The stars and galaxies depicted here span a mind-bending range of distances.