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New Instrument Used Antarctic Ice Sheet to Probe Extreme Universe
The Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) is a NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Program mission designed to detect the most energetic particles in the universe.
NASA just gave SpaceX more crew missions because Boeing can’t certify
NASA has filed a procurement notice announcing its intent to add six post-certification missions to SpaceX’s existing Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract. The agency said it would order up to three of those missions immediately upon adding them to the contract, with the remaining three available as needed through the end of the International Space […]
A Full Moon Checkup
Once a month during the full Moon, Landsat 9 turns from Earth to image the lunar surface, helping keep the spacecraft's data accurate and consistent.
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft uses Mars as a giant slingshot toward a mysterious metal world
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just used Mars as a giant gravitational slingshot to continue its journey toward a strange metal rich asteroid. The close flyby boosted the spacecraft’s speed by about 1,000 mph while also producing rare crescent images of Mars glowing through its dusty atmosphere.
Lakers reportedly hire Pelicans exec Rohan Ramadas as new assistant general manager under Rob Pelinka
Rohan Ramadas has worked in the NBA ... and done jobs for NASA.
NASA science cut would hit Colorado universities and aerospace sector
Proposed funding for NASA could impose a significant reduction on the science programs that underpin Colorado’s aerospace economy.
Woodward expands on Gulf Coast; LABI elects new board member; Republic hires Renasant pair
Take a look at some of the recent promotions and new hires announced at south Louisiana businesses.
NASA to add missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract
NASA plans to add missions to SpaceX’s commercial crew contract, protecting the agency from the possibility that Boeing’s spacecraft is never certified.
Overnight Science Digest: Our ‘mere presence in a landscape’ affects wildlife behaviors
When Humans Went Away, the Wildlife Strayed – NY Times Massive butterfly swarm becomes the talk of Santa Cruz – SF Gate Scientists reversed memory loss by recharging the brain’s tiny engines – Science…
JPL's management contract is suddenly up for grabs for the first time since the 1930s, and NASA's own language shows why this is more than a routine procurement fight
For the first time since the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s origins in the 1930s, Caltech’s hold on one of the most important institutions in American robotic space exploration is no longer automatic. NASA has announced that it will compete the next contract for managing and operating JPL, the federally funded research and development center in Southern […]
Scientists discover a shortcut to the moon that NASA missed
Getting to the moon is partly a fuel problem. Plotting the most efficient path between two points in space saves propellant, and every kilogram of propellant conserved is money in the bank. Even tiny ...
Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scout II
Identify star-forming clumps in galaxy images, and help train machines to do the same.
Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years
This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.
To achieve major goals, NASA seeks to streamline its organization
It is imperative to concentrate resources towards the highest priority objectives."
Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster
Hubble captured this scene of galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905 in visible and infrared light. The cluster is around four billion light-years away.
James Webb discovers a rare giant planet with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a rare world unlike anything in our solar system — a giant planet about the size of Saturn with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures and an atmosphere packed with methane. The planet, TOI-199b, sits more than 330 light-years away and is one of the first known “temperate” gas giants ever studied in detail.
Report: NIH, NASA Restrict Co-Authoring With Foreign Scientists
The National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are targeting collaborations between U.S. scientists and foreign researchers, Science reports.
Rosholt students learn about science at camp with help from NASA
Rosholt students learn about science at camp with help from NASA
NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather
On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the mission to a
Crew Conducting Advanced Health Research and More Spacewalk Preps
Four Expedition 74 astronauts had a light duty day with an array of advanced research still scheduled for Thursday. The three cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station focused on ongoing spacewalk preparations and robotics training.
NASA Highlights 2025 International Space Station Science Results
To dive deeper into the International Space Station research achievements from the past year, browse the 2025 Annual Highlights of Results, which NASA
Cancer, Blood Research Tops Science Schedule as Spacewalk Preps Continue
The Expedition 74 crew continued exploring ways to advance cancer treatments and prevent excessive bleeding aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbital residents are also unpacking a U.S. cargo spacecraft while preparing spacesuits for an upcoming spacewalk.
Lunar launch
When Artemis II launched in April, sending astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, the mission broke records — and will help scientists understand undiscovered secrets, including the history of Earth and our solar system.As lunar science lead for NASA’s Artemis II mission, Kelsey Young, ’12 MS and ’14 PhD in geological sciences, led the team that developed the lunar science plan and trained the crew to study the moon.
Mars shines in ethereal photo from Psyche space probe
NASA's asteroid explorer is on a 2-billion-mile mission.
NASA’s Fermi Glimpses Power Source of Supercharged Supernovae
An international team studying data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope concludes the mission detected a rare, unusually luminous supernova. The
Astrolab's FLIP rover to carry NASA science, supporting Artemis moon base
Astrolab's FLIP rover, launching from Kennedy Space Center this year, will carry NASA science and tech to the moon, all in support of the moon base.
"I'll buy 10 of those"—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites
How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal."
Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science
NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an important role
YSU Business Students Earn Government Contracting Experience
YSU students are gaining firsthand insight into the world of federal procurement through immersive, applied learning experiences.
NASA Transfers Management of Lunar Science Instruments
NASA has transferred management of two lunar science instruments to Intuitive Machines, due to the instruments' principal investigators and science team
HLS Vegetation Indices
In this explainer, each vegetation index includes a visualization, an example application, and a description of the index that highlights how HLS’s increased temporal revisit empowers new research.
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,200 15 May 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List
Four NASA payloads to fly on Astrolab’s first lunar rover
Astrolab’s first lunar rover will carry four NASA payloads on a mission planned to launch later this year.
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric effect never before seen in
NASA Selects Next Class of Space Health Postdoctoral Fellows
The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) has selected two early‑career scientists for its next class of postdoctoral fellows.
What’s Next for Artemis II AVATARs
Organ chips from Artemis II's AVATAR investigation have arrived at the laboratory at Emulate, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts for analysis. The AVATAR (A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response) investigation uses personalized organ chips made from each astronaut's own cells to study the impacts of space radiation and microgravity on human health.
Great Balls of Fire
An astronaut on the International Space Station was surprised to photograph a shower of light streaking through the darkness while looking out of the Cupola.
Why We Can’t Cut Earth Science to Fund the Next Earthrise Shot
We love space, but not as an abstraction. For my twin sons, it is a tradition. Their birthday themes have evolved from “Two the Moon” for their second birthday, featured on NASA.gov, to “From Space to the Farm,” with the boys in those iconic orange astronaut suits, standing in a cornfield. In the ye...
SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments
At 6:37 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for the Expedition 74 crew. This is the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the space station for NASA.
SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies
At approximately 9:50 a.m. EDT, Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module.
NASA’s New AI Processor Is 500x Faster Than Current Space Computers
NASA’s new AI-ready space chip could give future spacecraft a brain of their own.
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after
Helio and You: Seasons on Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Earth has four seasons - spring, summer, fall, and winter. Other planets can experience seasons, too, but they might be wildly different from the ones that we are used to. Find out about how seasons work and what role the Sun plays in causing them.
Dragon Nears Launch as Crew Works Biomedical Science and Spacewalk Preps
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a cargo-packed Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready to launch to the International Space Station at 6:05 p.m. EDT today, weather permitting, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Rocket Science Health validates targeted olfactory-cleft deposition in non-human primates ahead of the 4th Nasal Formulation & Delivery Summit
As the pace of modern drug discovery accelerates, the industry is increasingly recognizing that a breakthrough molecule is only as effective as its ability to reach the target site.
Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
This Hubble image of lenticular galaxy NGC 1266 reveals its bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure.
Picturing Earth in a New Light
A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.
NASA’s new AI space chip could let spacecraft think for themselves
NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more independently in deep space. The radiation-hardened processor is showing performance levels hundreds of times beyond current spaceflight computers while surviving punishing tests designed to mimic the harsh conditions of space. The technology could enable AI-powered spacecraft, faster scientific discoveries, and smarter missions to the Moon and Mars.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could reveal millions of invisible neutron stars
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could expose a vast hidden population of neutron stars lurking unseen across the Milky Way. By detecting subtle shifts in starlight caused by gravity, the mission may identify and even weigh isolated neutron stars that are otherwise impossible to see. Scientists hope the discoveries will reveal how these extreme objects are born and why they are blasted through space at incredible speeds.
Dragon Targets Friday Launch as Crew Keeps Up Science and Spacewalk Preps
SpaceX CRS-34, the next mission to resupply the International Space Station, is now targeting its launch for no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 15. Meanwhile, the seven-member crew aboard the orbital outpost stayed focused on microgravity research and lab maintenance throughout Thursday.
NASA Knows: The Ozone Hole
This is the story of the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer: what it is, how it formed, and the decades-long effort to repair it.
Mars rover snaps a selfie near skyscraper-sized boulders
NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled nearly 26 miles since landing on the Red Planet in 2021.
Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth
Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage in the heart.
NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky
NASA’s TESS has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date
Siena Announces 2026 Summer Sports Camps
Spend your summer with the Saints! Registration is now open for 2026 Siena Summer Sports Camps, featuring nine different sports camp offerings running from June 29 – August 14 on the Siena University campus.
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,199 8 May 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4886-4892: Ingenuity and Perseverance, Curiosity Style
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator
James Webb telescope reveals the clearest map ever of the Universe’s cosmic web
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have created the clearest map yet of the universe’s “cosmic web” — the enormous hidden structure that connects galaxies across space. By analyzing more than 164,000 galaxies through the massive COSMOS-Web survey, researchers were able to trace this vast network back to when the universe was just a billion years old.
NASA’s C-20A Flights Advance Understanding of Earthquake Dynamics
NASA’s C-20A aircraft completed a series of flights on April 29 over Central California to contribute new data to improve the accuracy of the region’s
Crew Relaxes Before Busy Week of Science, Dragon Arrival, and Spacewalk Preps
The next cargo mission to resupply the International Space Station, SpaceX CRS-34, is slated for launch at 7:16 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, weather pending.
From Goddard to the stars: Roman telescope readies to widen science’s view
NASA is preparing to launch their newest telescope into space, The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope.(7News)
Hubble Survey Sets Up Roman’s Future Look Near Milky Way’s Center
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be the first to make studying the galactic bulge a part of its core science objectives.
Color Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.
NASA Redesigns Science Discovery Engine Infrastructure
NASA Redesigns Science Discovery Engine Infrastructure
NASA's Curiosity Rover Gets Its Drill Stuck, Recordings From The Arctic Seafloor And More Science Stories
This week’s science news.
NASA’s Psyche Mission to Fly by Mars for Gravity Assist
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will get a boost from Mars on Friday, May 15, passing just 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from the planet’s surface at some 12,333
A NASA Study About Houseplants Has Been Widely Misread, Scientist Says
The science was sound. The problem is something else.
2026 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Award
First year Materials and Nanoscience graduate student Stéphane Miaule (Tolbert group) has been awarded the 2026 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, one of the country’s most prestigious honors for graduate students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The program, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force, supports doctoral students across a broad range of scientific and technological fields of strategic importance. This highly competitive fellowship provides full tuition, fees, and a monthly stipend for three years. In 2026, only 102 fellowships were awarded nationwide, and Stéphane is the sole recipient from UCLA. Before transferring from Santa Monica College to UCLA, Stéphane interned at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center, where he researched the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of lunar regolith, as well as radiation shielding materials for lunar habitation development. At UCLA, he joined the Soft Materials Research Laboratory under Professor Qibing Pei, focusing on the synthesis and characterization of hafnium oxide nanocomposite scintillators. After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemistry, he remained in the Soft Materials Research Laboratory as a post-baccalaureate researcher for one year before joining Professor Sarah Tolbert’s group as a Ph.D. student. Stéphane’s Ph.D. research is focused on improving the properties of conjugated polymers, which are a family of plastic materials that can conduct electricity. Stéphane is specifically looking at self-assembling polymers that can be processed in water to create light-weight, flexible, high-conductivity polymer devices without the need for toxic or volatile organic solvents. After completing his Ph.D., Stéphane hopes to work in a national laboratory, researching semiconducting polymers for applications in new electronic devices. “The Graduate (1967) featured a memorable scene in which the protagonist was told that ‘there’s a great future in plastics.’ We know this still holds true today, as polymer research has expanded rapidly due to the wide variety of applications these materials enable. Through my work on semiconducting polymers, I hope to contribute to the continued development of plastic electronics,” Stéphane said. Penny Jennings, UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, penjen@g.ucla.edu.
Katalyst Wraps Testing at NASA Goddard for Swift Boost Mission
A daring mission to lift NASA’s sinking Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is now one step closer to launch this June.
Scientists found 10,000 possible exoplanets hiding in NASA data
10,091 candidate planets, to be exact.
Tracy Arm’s Post-Tsunami Landscape
A landslide-triggered tsunami stripped vegetation from the shore of the glacial fjord in summer 2025.
Maha clears Rs 3 crore for NASA trip for 51 science expo winners
Nagpur: The Maharashtra govt has approved over Rs3crore to send 51 school science exhibition awardees on an eight-day educational trip to NASA in the .
The farthest probe from Earth faces its most dangerous mission yet - Futura-Sciences
From Sci-Fi to Reality: The Launch of Voyager 1 Back in 1977, the world was grooving to new hits, and in cinemas, moviegoers were captivated by laser swords and beeping robots in a galaxy far, far away. Meanwhile, far from the silver screen, NASA was embarking on its own space...
NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit
A team of researchers demonstrated NASA and IBM’s open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence foundation model aboard two in-orbit platforms.
A Sea of Spinning Clouds
Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.
Ames Science Stars of the Month May 2026
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Lora Jovanavić, Tammy Moore, Frances Donovan, and Jaden
NASA eClips and GLOBE Educators Strengthen a Regional STEM Ecosystem in Coastal Virginia
Thirty-eight science educators representing seven school districts across Virginia’s Tidewater region joined forces with community organizations, such as the
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4879-4885: Struggle at Atacama
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute
Crew Works Health, Spacesuits, and Cargo Mission Preps on Tuesday
Health monitoring, spacesuit checks, and preparations for an upcoming cargo mission kept the Expedition 74 crew busy on Tuesday. The International Space Station residents rounded out the day with a variety of maintenance on science hardware and life support equipment.
650 NASA Volunteers Have Co-Authored Scientific Papers
After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have volunteered to participate in NASA citizen science projects
NASA Research Shows Early Life Relied on Rare Metal
NASA-funded scientists have discovered that life on Earth over 3 billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum, which was incredibly scarce in the
NASA’s Next-Gen Near-Earth Asteroid Space Telescope Takes Shape
The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor — NASA’s first infrared space telescope purposely designed to discover potentially hazardous asteroids and comets — is
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,198 1 May 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness
New NASA HEAT Coloring Book Blends Art, Science, and Cultural Perspectives
A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book produced by NASA in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is now available for people to learn while showing their artistic side.
NASA Volunteers Double Known Population of Brown Dwarfs
A new paper from NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made over the past 10 years since the project began. Brown dwarfs are balls of gas the size of Jupiter, less massive than stars. There’s one for every three or four stars near the Sun.
Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors
From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.
Lunar Resource-Seeking Technologies
To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3
NASA just released 12,000 more Artemis II photos — here are a dozen of our favorites
NASA just uploaded more than 12,000 photos snapped by the Artemis II crew during their record-breaking flyby around the moon. Here are some of the most inspiring ones.
Crew Works Advanced Radio Frequency, Quantum Physics, and Health Tech
The Expedition 74 crew kicked off the week setting up advanced radio frequency technology, configuring quantum physics hardware, and conducting ultrasound vein scans aboard the International Space Station. The crewmates also prepared for the arrival of the next U.S. cargo mission, unpacked the latest Roscosmos resupply ship, and checked out a spacesuit.
Breaking Barriers at 3rd Annual Findings from the Field Symposium
This year's Findings from the Field Student Research Symposium welcomed 106 students, grades four through eight, 29 educators, and 15 Subject Matter Experts, and it featured 68 research posters, 14 lightning talks, and 5 discussion sessions.
NASA Science Supports Golden Eagles on the Move
NASA-funded research is helping turn golden eagle journeys across mountains, grasslands, and borders into data for wildlife managers.
Missing and Dead Scientists Spark Conspiracy Theories, Federal Probe
The scientists were all working on space and nuclear research, sparking conspiracy theories, a federal probe, and even comments from Donald Trump.
LAGEOS: An Earth Science Mission Built for Enduring Precision
On May 4, 1976, a spacecraft resembling a disco ball entered orbit almost 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above Earth. This shiny, two‑foot‑wide
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.
NASA shuts down 49-year-old Voyager 1 instrument to keep it alive
Voyager 1 just powered down a nearly 50-year-old instrument to stay alive in deep space. The spacecraft is running critically low on energy, forcing NASA to make careful sacrifices to keep its mission going. Despite the shutdown, it continues to send back unique data from beyond our solar system. Engineers are now working on a bold plan that could extend its life — and possibly revive the instrument later.
The Moon Illusion Still Hasn't Been Solved After Thousands Of Years
NASA takes a surprisingly chill approach to the dilemma.
NASA Fires Up Futuristic Plasma Thruster Designed to Take Us to Mars
Earlier this year, NASA fired up a "next generation" prototype electric thruster, cranking it up to record power levels.