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More than Grants: Perspectives from Past NASA-funded Researchers
Each year, researchers nationwide embark on journeys of discovery facilitated by funding from NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) program. They uncover innovations that benefit future research and their careers…
Near-Earth Asteroids as of August 31, 2023
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets with orbits that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit. NASA established the Planetary Defense…
Baja California Sur on the Pacific Ocean
iss070e003846 (Oct. 14, 2023) — The north coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur on the Pacific Ocean is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited…
The Moon’s shadow darkens a portion of the Earth’s surface
iss070e003785 (Oct. 14, 2023) — The Moon passes in front of the sun casting its shadow, or umbra, and darkening a portion of the Earth’s surface during the annular solar…
The Moon passes in front of the sun
iss070e003409 (Oct. 14, 2023) — The Moon passes in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse in this photograph taken by Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli aboard…
Double Asteroid Redirection Test Post-Impact Image Gallery
After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, September 26…
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 6 to 9 EDT rain or shine at NASA Goddard’s Visitor Center in Greenbelt,…
NASA Hosts Unveiling of Plans for New Silicon Valley Innovation Hub
Aerial view of NASA’s Ames Research Center, NASA Research Park, and Moffett Field in California’s Silicon Valley NASA A new campus, called Berkeley Space Center, aims to offer lab, office,…
Launching to a Metal-Rich Asteroid
NASA / Aubrey Gemignani NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This image captures the…
NASA Seeks Development of Universal Payload Interface
The third TechLeap Prize challenges applicants to make it easier to integrate diverse technology payloads onto various commercial suborbital vehicles, orbital flight platforms, and planetary landers. Pictured here is Arizona…