NASA will join a media teleconference hosted by Axiom Space at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 20, to discuss the launch of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Briefing participants include: To join the call, media must register with Axiom Space by 12 p.m., Monday, May 19, […]
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On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion of gas and magnetic energy that carries with it large amounts of solar energetic particles. This solar activity led to stunning auroras across the solar system, including […]
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In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope peers into the spiral galaxy NGC 1317 in the constellation Fornax, located more than 50 million light-years from Earth. Visible in this galaxy image is a bright blue ring that hosts hot, young stars. NGC 1317 is one of a pair, but its rowdy larger neighbor, NGC […]
Hubble Pinpoints Young Stars in Spiral Galaxy
This Hubble image peers into the spiral galaxy NGC 1317 in the constellation Fornax, located more than 50 million light-years from Earth.NASA Hubble Mission Team (NASA Science)
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Using archival data from the mission, launched in 1989, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be deforming the planet’s surface. Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus’ surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA’s Magellan mission. On […]
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Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary structures without having to land on the surface. Although the Moon and the asteroid Vesta are very different, two NASA studies use the same technique to reveal new details about the interiors of both. In the lunar study, published May 14 […]
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Is frozen water scattered in systems around other stars? Astronomers have long expected it is, partially based on previous detections of its gaseous form, water vapor, and its presence in our own solar system. Now there is definitive evidence: Researchers confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a dusty debris disk that orbits a […]
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NASA Glenn Research Center’s work in power and propulsion was on full display at the Piston Powered Auto-Rama at the I-X Center in Cleveland, March 28-30. The event is the largest indoor showcase of cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, and other engine-powered vehicles. Center staff introduced guests to NASA’s Stirling engine technology, a free-piston Stirling power […]
NASA Glenn Showcases Stirling Engine at Piston Powered Auto-Rama
Glenn experts highlight NASA’s Stirling engine and how radioisotope power systems use nuclear power to reach distant regions.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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April 24 marked the 35th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The iconic space observatory remains a household name —the most well-recognized and scientifically productive telescope in history. Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland played a significant role in how the telescope functions today. NASA Glenn researchers assisted in all […]
NASA Glenn Engineer Highlights Research for Hubble Servicing Missions
NASA Glenn played significant role in research for Hubble Space Telescope missions.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland hosted a delegation of Slovenian government officials and representatives from the Ohio Governor’s Office on April 11. NASA Glenn leadership provided the group with an overview of the center’s vital role within the agency. The delegation also visited key space-related and aeronautics facilities, including tours of the Zero Gravity […]
NASA Glenn Hosts Slovenian Delegation and Ohio Governor’s Office
A delegation of Slovenian government officials and representatives from the Ohio Governor’s Office tour.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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Ohio residents can now take their vehicle to new heights with a specialty license plate showcasing NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. It is available on the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) website under the “Special Interest Plates” section. Click the “Organizational Plates” drop-down tab for details on NASA Glenn’s plate. The Ohio BMV will collect […]
Specialty NASA Glenn License Plates Available
Show your pride with specialty license plates showcasing NASA Glenn.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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Water is essential for life, and it is an important engineering tool as well. On March 21, NASA’s Glenn Research Center staff joined Great Lakes Science Center in celebrating World Water Day at the science center, home of the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, in downtown Cleveland. Staff conducted hands-on demonstrations highlighting NASA’s Liquid Cooling and […]
NASA Glenn Shows Students Temperature-Cooling Technology
Students discover how NASA uses water to regulate the body temperatures of astronauts during spacewalks.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland supported the 26th annual FIRST Robotics Competition Buckeye Regional, April 3-6, at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. This international engineering design challenge combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of STEM. NASA Glenn Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon helped kick off this year’s event by addressing the student […]
NASA Glenn Champions FIRST Robotics Competition Buckeye Regional
Glenn supports the 26th annual FIRST Robotics Competition Buckeye Regional at Cleveland State University.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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Saturn’s moon Titan is an intriguing world cloaked in a yellowish, smoggy haze. Similar to Earth, the atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and has weather, including clouds and rain. Unlike Earth, whose weather is driven by evaporating and condensing water, frigid Titan has a methane cycle. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, supplemented with images from the […]
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Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University Earth planning date: Monday, May 12, 2025 Curiosity was back to work Monday, picking up where it left off from Friday’s plan. Tosol’s plan started with an APXS analysis on the target “Jeffrey Pine,” though the DRT was kept on the sidelines this time. Curiosity then […]
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Written by Remington Free, Operations Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, May 9, 2025 I was on downlink today for SA-SPaH, our robotic arm team. We successfully completed a number of fun arm activities, including a DRT brushing and APXS observations of a bedrock target, and also completed a traverse […]
Sols 4536-4538: Dusty Martian Magnets
Written by Remington Free, Operations Systems Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members (NASA Science)
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NASA and its partners in the Advanced Composites Consortium gathered at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on April 29-May 1, 2025. Team members from 22 organizations in the public-private partnership are collaborating to increase the production rate of composite aircraft, reduce costs, and improve performance. The team discussed results from the Technology […]
Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing Project 2025 Spring Review - NASA
NASA Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing project members and Advanced Composites Consortium partners met at Langley Research Center for a 2025 review.Jim Banke (NASA)
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Read this story in English here. Cuando se prueba un avión de última generación de la NASA, se necesitan herramientas especializadas para realizar pruebas y capturar datos, pero si esas herramientas necesitan mantenimiento, hay que esperar hasta que se reparen. A menos que tengas un respaldo. Por eso, recientemente la NASA ha calibró una nueva […]
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NASA completed another step to ready its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the Artemis III mission as crews at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans recently applied a thermal protection system to the core stage’s liquid hydrogen tank. Building on the crewed Artemis II flight test, Artemis III will add new capabilities […]
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Ready for a tour of the cosmos? NASA’s Universe of Learning has released a new, dynamic way for lifelong learners to explore NASA’s breathtaking images of the universe—ViewSpace interactive Image Tours. ViewSpace has an established track record of providing museums, science centers, libraries, and other informal learning environments with free, web-based videos and digital interactives—like […]
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On April 29, more than 90 representatives from industry, U.S. federal labs, government agencies, and academia gathered at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to learn about the center’s groundbreaking research and development capabilities. The three-day event provided insight into the many ways to collaborate with NASA, including tapping into the agency’s singular subject matter expertise and gaining access to […]
NASA Hosts Industry, Government, Academia to Explore Partnerships - NASA
On April 29, more than 90 representatives from industry, U.S. federal labs, government agencies, and academia gathered at NASA’s Ames Research Center inRachel Hoover (NASA)
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A flash of lightning shines brighter than the lights of nearby cities in this Oct. 29, 2024, image taken by astronaut Don Pettit while aboard the International Space Station. At the time of this photograph, little to no moonlight illuminated the scene. This allows astronauts to see and photograph a variety of light sources with […]
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What is a black hole? Well, the name is actually a little misleading because black holes aren’t actually holes. They’re regions in space that have a gravitational pull that is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light. Scientists know about two different sizes of black holes — stellar-mass black holes and supermassive black […]
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One of the keys to a sustainable human presence on distant worlds is using local, or in-situ, resources which includes building materials for infrastructure such as habitats, radiation shielding, roads, and rocket launch and landing pads. NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate is leveraging its portfolio of programs and industry opportunities to develop in-situ, resource capabilities […]
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As NASA partners with American industry to deliver science and technology payloads to the Moon, a dedicated team behind the scenes ensures every mission is grounded in strategy, compliance, and innovation. Leading that effort is Aubrie Henspeter, who advises all aspects of procurement for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative—one of the cornerstone projects […]
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Read this story in English here. ¿Sueñas con trabajar para la NASA y contribuir a la exploración y la innovación en beneficio de la humanidad? Los programas de pasantías de la agencia ofrecen a los estudiantes de secundaria y universitarios la oportunidad de avanzar en la misión de la NASA en aeronáutica, ciencia, tecnología y espacio. […]
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. Do you dream of working for NASA and contributing to exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity? The agency’s internship programs provide high school and college students opportunities to advance NASA’s mission in aeronautics, science, technology, and space. Claudia Sales, Kassidy McLaughlin, and Julio Treviño started their careers […]
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JunoCam, the visible light imager aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, captured this view of Jupiter’s northern high latitudes during the spacecraft’s 69th flyby of the giant planet on Jan. 28, 2025. Jupiter’s belts and zones stand out in this enhanced color rendition, along with the turbulence along their edges caused by winds going in different directions. […]
Jupiter’s Turbulent Atmosphere - NASA
JunoCam, the visible light imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft, captured this view of Jupiter's northern high latitudes during the spacecraft's 69th flyby ofNASA
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NASA will host a live Twitch event to highlight the ongoing Moon Mascot Challenge, which invites the public to design a zero gravity indicator for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Viewers will have the opportunity to provide real-time input to an artist who will create an example of a zero […]
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Headed for Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft did some sightseeing, using a flyby of Mars to calibrate its infrared imaging instrument. On its recent swing by Mars, NASA’s Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft’s thermal imaging instrument so they […]
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The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Dennis Leveson-Gower and Laura Iraci. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Dennis Leveson-Gower Dennis Leveson-Gower, Assistant Branch Chief of Bioengineering, has contributed to numerous […]
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A NASA internship provides a stellar opportunity to launch your future as part of America’s aerospace workforce. NASA interns take on meaningful work and contribute to exciting agency projects with the guidance of a supportive mentor. The internship program regularly ranks as the nation’s most prestigious and competition is steep: in fiscal year 2024, NASA’s […]
5 Tips to Craft a Standout NASA Internship Application - NASA
To give you the best shot at a NASA internship, we’ve compiled a list of tips to craft a standout NASA internship application.Sandra May (NASA)
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new details of the auroras on our solar system’s largest planet. The dancing lights observed on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth. With Webb’s advanced sensitivity, astronomers have studied the phenomena to better understand Jupiter’s magnetosphere. Auroras are created when high-energy particles enter […]
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Students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst team carry their high-powered rocket toward the launch pad at NASA’s 2025 Student Launch launch day competition in Toney, Alabama, on April 4, 2025. More than 980 middle school, high school, and college students from across the nation launched more than 40 high-powered amateur rockets just north of […]
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One year on, NASA scientists are still making huge discoveries about the largest geomagnetic storm to hit Earth in two decades, the Gannon storm. The findings are helping us better understand and prepare for the ways in which the Sun’s activity can affect us. One year ago today, representatives from NASA and about 30 other […]
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Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 The drive from the Monday plan brought Curiosity up next to a geomorphic contact visible in the orbital data (from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE imager). To the east of the contact are the layered sulfates that […]
Sols 4534-4535: Last Call for the Layered Sulfates? (West of Texoli Butte, Headed West)
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members (NASA Science)
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NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will answer prerecorded questions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from students in Bethpage, New York. The two astronauts are currently aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute Earth-to-space call at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 16, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel. Media interested in […]
Students from Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida, visited the Prototype Development Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, April 28, 2025. The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) participants are interested in technical trades and had the chance to hear from technicians at the Prototype Development Laboratory who design, fabricate, […]
When most people think of NASA, they picture rockets, astronauts, and the Moon. But behind the scenes, a group of inventors is quietly rewriting the rules of what’s possible — on Earth, in orbit, and beyond. Their groundbreaking inventions eventually become technology available for industry, helping to shape new products and services that improve life […]
New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth’s hotter twin.
Using Our Facilities - NASA
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