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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,190 6 March 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds
A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun
How Collins transformed its own business, bringing value to brands from Nike to NASA
Collins wins Ad Age’s 2026 Business Transformation Agency of the Year.
San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering draws thousands of kids amid federal funding concerns
The free event in its 18th year comes as the Trump administration proposes deep cuts to federal science agencies, including a 40% reduction for the NIH and a 47% cut for NASA.
NASA successfully kicks asteroid off course in Earth defence test
NASA knocked an asteroid off course in 2022 in a pioneering test of humanity's ability to defend Earth. Its spacecraft's impact pushed the space rock into a slightly different orbit around the Sun, according…
MIO Multisource Integrated Observatory
Integration for Innovation: Accelerating Earth Understanding, Maximizing Impact.
NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Sped Up Space Rock’s Orbit Around the Sun
New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.
NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun
A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around the sun also changed.
NASA updates odds that 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon
The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm.
NASA Anomaly Review Board Investigates MAVEN Loss of Signal
A NASA anomaly review board, convened in mid-February, is evaluating the recovery efforts undertaken for the agency’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile
Artemis II astronauts will eat a lot of tortillas on their trip to the moon
NASA offers a look at the menu for this historic 10-day mission.
Universal Vaccine Blocks Viruses, Bacteria, And Allergies With a Nasal Spray
One vaccine to rule them all.
IMAP opens a new era for heliosphere science and space weather
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, a Princeton-led NASA mission to study the Sun and everything it touches, has officially begun its science mission. Princeton marked the occasion with a panel discussion of IMAP leaders, science talks and a reception hosted by the Center on Science and Technology.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4818-4824: Thinking Out of the Boxwork
Written by Ashley Stroupe, Operations Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Japan’s Cargo Spacecraft Nears Departure as Crew Works Spacewalk Preps, Science
Mission managers have given the go for a Japanese cargo spacecraft to depart the International Space Station at the end of the week. Meanwhile, the Expedition 74 crew is reviewing upcoming spacewalk procedures, packing a second cargo spacecraft for its departure, studying artificial intelligence tools, and conducting Earth observations.
Spotlite: What are Clouds Made Of?
Student producers from Hampton City Schools confront the common misconception that clouds are made of gas. In this NASA Spotlite, they explain the science of
Spotlite: On the Hunt for Magnetic Metals
In this NASA Spotlite, NASA interns investigate the misconception that all metals are attracted to magnets. Through a hands-on experiment, they test different
2026 NASA Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS)
Now through March 23, 2026, NASA is encouraging applications for its 38th Annual Planetary Science Summer School.
What’s Up: March 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
What are some skywatching highlights in March 2026? A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes centre stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for a conjunction, and we celebrate the vernal equinox.
Collaborating Through Data: Inside the PSI Users Group
The Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) Users Group is a recurring Webex forum that brings together researchers, open-science practitioners, and collaborators
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Begins Primary Science Mission
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory began its 24-month primary science mission on March 1. The spacecraft, launched in September 2025, will focus its
Netflix Promises ‘Creative and Explosive Science Challenges’ in New Mark Rober Series ‘Schooled!’
Content creator turned Netflix star Mark Rober is launching a new competition series for the streamer titled “Schooled!” Rober, a former NASA engineer, will also exec produce the series alongside Scot...
NASA’s ER-2 Aircraft Captures Moonlight to Calibrate Space Sensors
A NASA instrument designed to measure moonlight to help satellite sensors make more accurate measurements.
Women’s heart health, Artemis update, female reindeer antlers mystery
What a worrying forecast says about women’s heart health, what’s happening with NASA’s Artemis II moon mission and why female reindeer have antlers
Women’s heart health, Artemis update, female reindeer antlers mystery
What a worrying forecast says about women’s heart health, what’s happening with NASA’s Artemis II moon mission and why female reindeer have antlers
Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars
The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.
Is Sahara Desert dust secretly feeding the Amazon? The science behind a 10,000-mile journey
Science News: New NASA-led research reveals Saharan dust transports phosphorus to the Amazon, forming a 10,000-mile atmospheric river that helps sustain rainforest health. Learn how CALIPSO data links Africa's dust to the rainforest's vitality.
Offworld Biology: Processing Microbe Samples Inside The Microgravity Science Glovebox
NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 Flight Engineer Chris Williams
Dragon Splashes Down and Returns Science, Cargo
At 11:44 p.m. PST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of California, marking the return of the company’s 33rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong
Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.
Science-Packed Dragon Departs Station, Heads for Splashdown
At 12:05 p.m. EST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module following a command from ground controllers at SpaceX.
The MOST Effective Thermal Mass Works Like A Sunburn
Way, way back in the days when men wore beards and wide-lapelled suits in exotic colors, only NASA had access to photovoltaics and ‘solar’ meant solar thermal. In those days of appropri…
The Next Gen Of Scientists Can’t Save The World If We Don’t Train Them
NASA’s Artemis missions highlight a bigger challenge: Are U.S. schools preparing students with the scientific thinking skills needed for an AI-driven future?
NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula
Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula
NASA study finds ancient life could survive 50 million years in Martian ice
Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic radiation. Ice mixed with Martian-like soil, however, destroys organic material far more quickly. The findings point future missions toward drilling into clean, buried ice rather than studying rocks or dirt.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4812-4819: Back Into the Hollows
Written by Diana Hayes, Graduate student at York University, Toronto
New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United States hurried to photograph the solar eclipse with the latest, greatest equipment, capturing groundbreaking images of the Sun’s corona.
NASA Satellites Show Where Outdoor Lights Worsen Allergy Season
Plants exposed to artificial lighting burst into bloom earlier and flower longer than plants exposed exclusively to natural sunlight. A recent study that
NASA’s PACE Satellite Provides New Pollution Measuring Product
NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite, known for measuring tiny organisms in the ocean and particles in the atmosphere, has a new
Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life
Groundbreaking “camera-on-a-chip” technology that was originally developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for use in space missions is currently employed in billions of devices like cell phones that are used daily by people worldwide.
Amendment 49: Corrections to C.13 Science Transport and Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration
C.13 Science Transport and Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration (STRIDE) solicits proposals from U.S. industry to conduct design studies of
Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives
The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) engagement via middle school, high school, and community college science teacher professional development.
NASA spots Florida’s ocean waters changing color
Similar fluid dynamics can be seen in dust storms on Mars.
New Community Space for Cosmic Pathfinders Program
Follow the link here to join: https://discord.gg/DsDq5UX8TJ
Triceratops had a giant nose that may have cooled its massive head
Triceratops’ massive head may have been doing more than just showing off those famous horns. Using CT scans and 3D reconstructions of fossil skulls, researchers uncovered a surprisingly complex nasal system hidden inside its enormous snout. Instead of being just a supersized nose for smelling, it likely housed intricate networks of nerves and blood vessels—and even special structures that helped regulate heat and moisture.
NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos
Giant tortoises are returning to Floreana Island after more than 150 years, guided by NASA data that shows suitable areas for release.
Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project
Use data from NASA’s Magnetosphere Multiscale Mission to shed light on solar storms. For anyone with a laptop or cell.
Small But Mighty Microplate Reader Could Transform NASA Research
A compact microplate reader heading to the International Space Station could deliver space science results more quickly.
CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements
NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announced eight new agreements with seven of its commercial partners to give users more access to near‑global multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data.
New Expedition 74 Foursome Kicks off Science, Gets Used to Space
Vein scans and pharmaceutical research topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 74 crew rounded out the day with Dragon cargo transfers, lab familiarization activities, and life support maintenance duties.
NASA’s Hubble Identifies One of Darkest Known Galaxies
Hubble identified a rare dark galaxy — a low-surface-brightness galaxy dominated by dark matter and containing only a sparse scattering of faint stars.
NASA Captures an Extremely Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon Above the Pacific - Futura-Sciences
However, these aren’t actually rainbows but a phenomenon known as “glory.” It’s an optical event often spotted from airplanes, caused by the refraction of sunlight on the water droplets that make up the clouds. In reality, there is a single glory, stretching about 480 kilometers, consisting of two multicolored edges....
Expedition 74 Expands to Seven as Science Speeds Up
The seven-member Expedition 74 crew is in its first full week together aboard the International Space Station following Saturday’s arrival of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The orbital septet is resuming its full complement of advanced space science and lab maintenance as the Crew-12 quartet familiarizes itself with station operations.
NASA fired three rockets into the northern lights and the results are stunning
NASA has pulled off a high-flying aurora investigation, launching three rockets into the glowing northern lights over Alaska. One mission targeted mysterious dark patches called black auroras, while the twin GNEISS rockets created a 3D scan of the aurora’s electrical currents. All rockets reached their planned altitudes and returned strong data. The result: an unprecedented look at how these dazzling light shows are wired from space to sky.
Supergiant Star Collapsed into Stellar-Mass Black Hole in Andromeda Galaxy
Using archival data from NASA’s NEOWISE mission along with data from other space and ground-based observatories, astronomers identified the clearest observational record yet of a massive star fading and vanishing into a black hole -- an event once theorized but rarely seen.
White House Withholds Funding for NASA Science Missions Despite Recent Budget Bill
NASA has been forced to pause funds for Chandra X-Ray Observatory and other missions until further notice.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Science Objectives
During Crew-12’s eight-month long mission aboard the International Space Station, the crew will conduct a variety of science experiments aimed at advancing
NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.
Archival Data From NASA’s NEOWISE Tracks Star Turning Into Black Hole
Massive stars are often known to go out with a bang: The core collapses, and a wave of subatomic particles called neutrinos erupt outward, causing the star to
UCSB scientists bottle the sun with liquid battery
A new bio-inspired molecule captures solar energy and releases it as heat on demand, outperforming lithium-ion batteries.
NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone
The next-generation spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send
Terra Adjusts Instrument Operations to Extend Mission Life
The thermal infrared capabilities of an imager on NASA’s Terra satellite have been shut off and will no longer collect data, more than 25 years after the
Asteroid Bennu reveals a new pathway to life’s chemistry
Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as scientists long believed. Isotopic clues show Bennu’s chemistry differs sharply from well-studied meteorites, pointing to multiple pathways for creating life’s ingredients.
NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars
Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and dodecane — may be fragments of fatty acids, which on Earth are most often linked to life. While non-living processes like meteorite impacts can also create such molecules, researchers found those sources couldn’t fully explain the amounts detected.
White House withholds NASA science funds
It affects climate-related efforts and key programs that study the Earth and other planets in the universe.
Amendment 47: Corrections to B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research
B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research (HFR) solicits investigations that advance the fundamental physical understanding of the Sun-Heliosphere-Planetary
NASA's Viking Mission May Have Found Alien Life In 1976 And Accidentally Killed It
A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.
Webb: Transforming Our Understanding of Star Formation
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has “supercharged” what astronomers know about star formation with its sharp near- and mid-infrared observations. In this video, learn about some of the most exciting discoveries Webb has made since the start of its science oper...
NASA’s Swift Mission Transitions Ops to Prep for Orbit Boost
On Feb. 11, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory temporarily suspended most science operations in an effort to reduce atmospheric drag and slow the
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4798-4803: Back for More Science
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator
MSU receives $7.54 million for Space Science Center
As Morehead State University continues to make national news for the work of students and faculty in its space science programs, it will now have even more resources to continue its mission. The MSU Space Science Center will receive a $7.54 million Community Project Funding earmark secured by U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05). The federal funding will provide payload operations for government and commercial space stations, allowing students to continue aerospace education and engineering in partnership with NASA and private space science companies. Learn about Space Systems Engineering at MSU by contacting Dr. Malphrus at b.malphrus@moreheadstate.edu or calling 606-783-2212.
SPQR: Spectroscopic Probes of Quantitative Reionization
Wide-Field Science – LargeJames Rhoads / NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, PI
Life science research in extreme environments: a conversation with astronaut Jessica Meir
Communications Biology - Jessica Meir is a NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She flew for the first time to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019 where she served as a...
Moving beyond money to measure the true value of Earth science information
Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature; it can be used to measure social good, say researchers
NASA's Artemis II Spacesuits Still Have One Big Problem, According To Former Astronauts
Space exploration experts have expressed concerns over the Artemis II spacesuits that will be worn by astronauts for NASA's missions, particularly its heft.
Biospheric Science Branch Page
The Biospheric Science Branch contributes to several NASA satellite missions with the goal to better understanding Earth’s terrestrial and marine biospheres
Atmospheric Science Branch Page
The Atmospheric Science Branch (SGG) leads and contributes to a range of NASA missions, field campaigns, and technology development efforts that support
Boreal Forests Are Shifting North
The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. New research uses Landsat data to track how the forests shift.
NASA Study: Non-biologic Processes Don’t Fully Explain Mars Organics
In a new study, researchers say that non-biological sources they considered could not fully account for the abundance of organic compounds in a sample
Apple heads to moon after NASA chief approves iPhones for upcoming missions
Apple iPhones head to space with NASA’s Crew-12 and Artemis II moon mission.
NASA selects two Earth science missions for development
NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.
NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon
Get ready for some selfies that are out of this world.
NASA will finally allow astronauts to bring their iPhones to space
We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments."
House Science Committee Passes NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026
House Science Committee Passes NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction
Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto
F.6 Science Activation Program Correction Regarding Table of Work Effort
The Science Mission Directorate Science Activation Program encourages all people to actively participate in science through activities and resources developed
NASA’s Juno Mission Redefines Size, Shape of Jupiter
Data from NASA’s Juno mission has revealed that the solar system’s largest planet is slightly smaller and more “squashed” than previously
Sun Releases Strong Flare
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:13 a.m. ET on Feb. 4. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an
Artemis II is returning humans to the moon with science riding shotgun
NASA’s Artemis II could be the first time human eyes set sight on the farside of the moon — and there are things human eyes can see that cameras can’t.
Port Chester native uses NASA moon plans to spark a love for science
NASA Solar System ambassador Charles Fulco, of Rye Brook, teaches elementary school students about the science behind space travel.
Space tourism raises ‘urgent’ fertility questions, Nasa says
As more people travel beyond Earth, scientists have warned that the risks to reproductive health from zero-gravity and radiation remain little understood
Amendment 44: Final Text for B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research
B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research (HFR) solicits investigations that advance the fundamental physical understanding of the Sun-Heliosphere-Planetary
Pitt’s new Trivedi Institute will translate space science into human health breakthroughs
Former NASA astronaut and Professor Kate Rubins will lead the $25 million institute, funded by the Trivedi Family Foundation.
Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice
Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America's largest research base in Antarctica.
Scientists just mapped the hidden structure holding the Universe together
Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the research shows how dark matter gathered ordinary matter into dense regions, setting the stage for galaxies like the Milky Way and eventually planets like Earth.