NASA Awards 2026 University Competition Winners for Lunar and Mars Projects
NASA has announced the winning university teams of its 2026 RASC-AL competition, rewarding innovative aerospace projects supporting Artemis and Mars exploration goals
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Artemis II Crew Captures Rare Moonlit View of Earth from Deep Space
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts photographed Earth’s full disk illuminated by moonlight, revealing auroras, city lights, and zodiacal light from vantage beyond Earth orbit
NASA’s X-59 Completes First Supersonic Flight at Mach 1.1
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft achieved its first supersonic flight, reaching Mach 1.1 at 43,400 feet, advancing tests for quiet supersonic travel
NASA Continues Postlaunch Research Following Artemis II Moon Mission
NASA scientists analyze astronaut health and lunar data collected during the Artemis II mission to support future deep space exploration
NASA Officially Ends MAVEN Mars Mission After 11 Years Orbiting Red Planet
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MIT Develops Dual-Mode Propulsion System for Small Satellites
MIT engineers created a propulsion system using a single propellant to power both chemical and electric thrusters, enhancing small satellite maneuverability and efficiency
NASA Upgrades Stennis Water System by Draining 66-Million-Gallon Reservoir
NASA drained 40 million gallons from its 66-million-gallon reservoir at Stennis Space Center for a pump replacement critical to rocket engine test safety and…
NASA Invites Public to Help Identify Star-Forming Clumps in Galaxies
NASA and ESA’s Euclid telescope images reveal clumpy galaxies with star-forming regions, and volunteers can assist machine learning efforts to analyze them
ESA and NASA Astronauts Monitor SpaceX Dragon Docking at ISS
ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Jack Hathaway oversee the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft's automated docking to the International Space Station from the station’s cupola…
NASA Selects Two Firms to Develop Moon Buggies for Lunar Base
NASA awards $440 million to Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to build advanced lunar rovers for its upcoming moon base near the lunar south pole