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August 19, 2026
This hands-on watercolor activity helps students explore the science of the northern lights and related space weather NASA missions. The post Activity: Watercolor Aurora Sky appeared first on NASA…
This structured lesson plan teaches learners how NASA satellites monitor freshwater resources to assist with agriculture, connecting space technology to Earth science. The post Lesson Plan: Water…
Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the agency’s Swift gamma-ray observatory, citing attitude-control problems with the…
This hands-on activity provides lesson plans that introduce students to albedo and how Earth reflects the Sun's heat back into space. The post Warm Up Experiment (Albedo) appeared first on NASA…
This educational NASA article provides visual descriptions and images of different types of stars, making it an excellent informative text for independent student research in astronomy units. The…
David Mosher, head of the Congressional Budget Office’s National Security Directorate, stressed that the watchdog office was tasked with estimating the price tag for implementing Trump’s January…
This informative NASA article provides advanced students with deep insights into the lifecycle of the Sun and its crucial role in driving Earth's climate and defining space. The post Article: The…
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SpaceX has achieved an incredible milestone by launching its 11,000th Starlink satellite into orbit. This accomplishment occurred during the Starlink Group 17-50 mission, which lifted off on August…
The onboard software was correct. A ground-file interface undercounted repeated thruster impulses by a factor of 4.45, while warnings and safeguards failed around it. The post NASA lost its Mars…
NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude. The post NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost…
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Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to…
Lee esta historia en español aquí. Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA…
As autumn gives way to winter across the Arctic, the ground doesn’t immediately freeze solid. Instead, soils often linger near the freezing point for days or even weeks in a phase called the zero…
Keith’s note: It is good to see that Jared Isaacman thinks about reaching and involving citizens in all states and territories – not just a few. It is the only […] The post NASA Rethinks Outreach…
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide.
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The routinization of spaceflight is reshaping what's possible in orbit—and challenging our intuitions about technological breakthroughs. The post On 18 August, SpaceX logged its 100th launch of…
NASA has awarded approximately $10.5 million to seven institutions to help strengthen and streamline state-based pathways for students into skilled technical jobs in the aerospace industry. The…
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recently upended the space policy community with a stark warning: the U.S. Space Force must prepare for an “in-person” lunar conflict with China. The […]…
New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope deepen the mystery of a young but unexpectedly mature galaxy cluster in the early universe that challenges leading ideas about cosmic…
Keith’s note: According to GAO: “Dear Administrator Isaacman: The purpose of this letter is to call your personal attention to three areas where open recommendations to the National Aeronautics and…
Scientists from the United States and Brazil are exploring how beneficial fungi could turn Martian and lunar regolith into fertile growing media You’re on the fourth human mission to Mars, and…
Advancing NASA’s Skilled Technical Workforce Through Partnership and Innovation The rapid expansion of the space economy and renewed national priorities in human space exploration have created an…
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A NASA battery-pallet fragment struck a Florida home, revealing how international space law routes liability through launching states while victims rely on diplomatic or domestic claims processes…
Targeting the vendor lock-in and closed ecosystem limitations of proprietary mega-constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink, Lithuanian optical communications developer Astrolight is scaling an…
A Falcon 9 rocket carried 24 Starlink satellites into orbit this Wednesday (19th), and the booster that landed had already completed the company's 600th landing in April The post SpaceX completes…
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NASA published images showing the crater left on the Moon by a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage, and put the feature… The post SpaceX Falcon 9 stage carved 60-foot crater into the Moon, NASA images…
NASA’s new reduced-gravity research aircraft is on duty to support the space agency’s Artemis return-to-the-Moon, onward to Mars program. This Boeing 737-700 reportedly spent years as a secretive…
Will Cocos succeeds Susanne Hake as executive vice president and general manager of the the Earth intelligence company’s government business The post Vantor names new head of U.S. government…
Upcoming Science Interest Group & Science Analysis Group Activities, 20 Aug - 26 Aug 2026 The post Upcoming SIG and SAG Activities, 20 Aug – 26 Aug 2026 appeared first on NASA Science .
NASA IRTF Semester 2027A Call for Proposals; Open 1 September to 1 October 2026 The post NASA IRTF Semester 2027A Call for Proposals appeared first on NASA Science .
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