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.

APOD: 2025 January 10 - Young Stars, Dark Nebulae

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

Summary of the 2024 NASA LCLUC Science Team Meeting - NASA Science

Introduction The 2024 NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place from April 2–4, 2024 at the Marriott Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, MD. During the meeting, 75 people attended in-person.

35 Years Ago: STS-32 Returns the Long Duration Exposure Facility - NASA

On Jan. 9, 1990, space shuttle Columbia took off on its ninth flight, STS-32, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Its five-person crew of

Helicopter Removes Artifact from NASA Armstrong Rooftop - NASA

When the NASA facility’s administration Building 4800 was built in the 1950s, the infrastructure was included to anchor the rooftop pedestal and dish as the

Achieving Instrument High Accuracy In-Orbit - NASA

One of the most challenging tasks in remote sensing from space is achieving required instrument calibration accuracy on-orbit. The Moon is considered to be an

NASA Lander to Test Vacuum Cleaner on Moon for Sample Collection - NASA

Lunar Planet Vac, or LPV, is one of 10 payloads set to be carried to the Moon by the Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander in 2025.

APOD: 2025 January 9 - Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273

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

Remembering Louise Michel: "Now I have only the revolution left" - Freedom News

NASA’s Kennedy Marks New Chapter for Florida Space Industry - NASA

Officials from the consortium – designated in 2024 as the state’s official space research entity – NASA leaders, and guests participated in the signing

A Rover Retrospective: Turning Trials to Triumphs in 2024 - NASA Science

A look back at a few Mars 2020 mission highlights of 2024   Perseverance’s past year operating on the surface of Mars was filled with some of the mission’s highest highs, but also some of its greatest challenges.

NASA Selects Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contractor - NASA

NASA has selected Columbus Technologies and Services Inc. of El Segundo, California, to provide electrical and electronic engineering support to the agency’s

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

Houston, We Have the Holiday Cookies - NASA

Supporting the International Space Station is an around-the-clock responsibility for NASA and its international partners. This means there is always a team of

AMS Hyperwall Schedule - NASA Science

NASA Science at AMS Hyperwall Schedule, January 13-16, 2025 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #401) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below.