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Can you see Earth's shadow?
ScienceMarch 14, 2026

Can you see Earth's shadow?

Earth's shadow follows the planet as it orbits the sun. You can get a sense of its enormous, awe-inspiring size by seeing this silhouette cast on objects ranging from satellites to the moon.

Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates

Patches of the Sun’s surface often show strong magnetic fields. These fields can emerge within a matter of hours, and can decay slowly or quickly, sometimes over days, weeks, or even months. Thanks to a new study about these long-lived active regions, we now know much more about the patches where th

Extra Extra! Extra Data Stream Added to the Daily Minor Planet!
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

Extra Extra! Extra Data Stream Added to the Daily Minor Planet!

The Daily Minor Planet citizen science project is expanding! In addition to data received nightly from the Catalina Sky Survey’s Mt. Lemmon telescope in Arizona, the project’s science team is now processing images from the Bok 2.3-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The Bok is a might

NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition

NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, giving them the resources to help address a critical challenge for U.S. aviation: maintenance. Challenges facing the commercial aviation industry include a shortage of qualified maintenance workers and

NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, government agencies, and organizations to attend Partnership Days, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, April 15 and 16, at the center. The event offers a unique opportunity to explore collaboration with N

USBR Crack the Case Challenge
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

USBR Crack the Case Challenge

NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. This three-phase challenge invi

Agenda diaria de la misión a la Luna de Artemis II de la NASA
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

Agenda diaria de la misión a la Luna de Artemis II de la NASA

Read this web article in English here. Unos ocho minutos después del despegue de Artemis II, la nave espacial Orion y su tripulación —los astronautas de la NASA Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover y Christina Koch, junto con el astronauta de la CSA (Agencia Espacial Canadiense) Jeremy Hansen— llegarán al es

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda

About eight minutes after Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft and its crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will be in space. The approximately 10-day test flight will be packed with activity as t

Artifacts From NASA’s Webb, Parker Solar Probe on View at Smithsonian
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

Artifacts From NASA’s Webb, Parker Solar Probe on View at Smithsonian

A testing replica of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the agency’s Parker Solar Probe are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. “From touching the Sun with Parker S

GVIS Virtual Systems Simulations
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

GVIS Virtual Systems Simulations

The Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS) at NASA Glenn Research Center creates a variety of immersive visualizations and simulations in support of NASA’s missions, projects, and future innovations. These visual tools help scientists, engineers, and researchers develop new solutions that bring their

GVIS Conceptual Visual Designs
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

GVIS Conceptual Visual Designs

The Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS) at NASA Glenn Research Center creates a variety of immersive visualizations and simulations in support of NASA’s missions, projects, and future innovations. These visual tools help scientists, engineers, and researchers develop new solutions that bring their

GVIS Test Facilities Visualizations
ScienceMarch 13, 2026

GVIS Test Facilities Visualizations

The Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS) at NASA Glenn Research Center creates a variety of immersive visualizations and simulations in support for NASA’s missions, projects, and future innovations. These visual tools help scientists, engineers, and researchers develop solutions to bring their proj