Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close
This close-up view shows fragments of sulfur crystals — the first ever seen on the Red Planet. The crystals were found after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over a r…
NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice
This month, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are testing a spacecraft sensor that will help measure how quickly Arctic sea ice is disappearing.…
Super Typhoon Bavi
The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.
Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study Coastal Erosion
Story by Keri Moskowitz, Gulf of Maine Research Institute For the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation, or Sipayik, the ocean has always been a teacher. Situated in what is kn…
NASA Awards Contracts for Mars Advanced Surface Mobility Technology
July 8, 2026 C.13 NASA Awards Contracts for Mars Advanced Surface Mobility Technology NASA has selected seven companies for contract awards under the Mars Exploration Program’s Sc…
Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases Messier 3 (M3), one of the Milky Way galaxy’s most massive globular clusters, or spherical collections of gravitationally b…
Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah
The blaze burned more than 150 square miles and swept through parts of a ski resort.
NASA Transfers ‘Hundred Acre Wood’ to Patuxent Research Refuge
NASA ceremonially transferred ownership of about 105 acres of wooded land at its Goddard Space Flight Center’s Greenbelt, Maryland, campus Tuesday to the adjoining Patuxent Resear…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health
Following its longest hibernation period ever of nearly a year, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in good health and is ready to begin transmitting science data gathered …
Artemis II Crew and Apollo 14 Moon Tree
In this photograph, the Artemis II crew participates in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon tree at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on June 25, 2026. This…
July 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
The World Cup From 250 Miles Up
Over the years, astronauts aboard the International Space Station have photographed several of the cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
NASA Takes Flight For America’s 250th
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flyover featuring his personally owned Northrop F-5 Tiger during the Great American State Fair on July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in W…
NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations
On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensurin…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies
As NASA prepares for a sustained human presence on the Moon, missions will increasingly require spacecraft that can navigate and communicate without a direct connection to Earth. …
NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision
In new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more complex, tha…
Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa
Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado’s largest reservoirs.
NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th
Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene
More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this NASA Hubble image of the globular cluster Messier 3 (M3).
The Birthplace of the United States
It was here the founders shaped the future of American government.
NASA’s Artemis II Breaks Agency Streaming Record
NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II mission mission drew unprecedented public interest – including more than 149.4 million views of the launch, lunar flyby, splashdown on NASA-…
NASA Students Get Airborne View of Atmospheric Science at Ellington Field
From June 3 to 13, aircraft at Ellington Field in Houston gave students a firsthand look at how scientists study Earth from the air. Through NASA’s Student Airborne Research Progr…
Good Morning, Earth!
NASA astronaut Chris Williams took this photo of an orbital sunrise from the International Space Station on June 26, 2026. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth,…