NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administrion

Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many nonaerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general. Perhaps more importantly, our exploration of space has taught us to view Earth, ourselves, and the universe in a new way. While the tremendous technical and scientific accomplishments of NASA demonstrate vividly that humans can achieve previously inconceivable feats, we also are humbled by the realization that Earth is just a tiny "blue marble" in the cosmos. Check out our "Thinking About NASA History" folder online as an introduction to how history can help you.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Robotic flights

"During these missions — all robotic flights — NASA aims to scout locations at the moon’s south pole, gather scientific data, test technologies and prepare for the return of its astronauts to the lunar surface."https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-announces-moon-missions-prepare-build-base-rcna346349?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

SpaceX Updates

"There will probably be a lot of people that die," says Elon Musk.He is sitting at his desk, at the headquarters of his company — of one of his companies — SpaceX."https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a16681/elon-musk-interview-1212/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

April 15, 1970

"On the afternoon of April 15, 1970, somewhere between the Moon and the Earth, three men were sitting inside a spacecraft they were not supposed to be living in, watching their breath fog in front of them, and looking through a small triangular window at a tiny crescent of blue and white."https://spacedaily.com/sd-in-april-1970-the-crew-of-apollo-13-navigated-home-by-holding-the-spacecraft-against-the-terminator-of-the-earth-the-line-where-day-met-night-on-the-planet-they-were-trying-to-reach-timing-a-fou/

Home Galaxy

"Our home galaxy didn't pop into existence all at once."https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/the-milky-way-may-have-devoured-another-galaxy-named-loki-and-astronomers-think-theyve-found-its-remains

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Speed of Light

"The speed of light is one of science’s most trusted constants, a value woven into modern physics so deeply that questioning it means probing the foundations of how nature works."https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/new-discovery-rewrites-what-we-know-about-the-speed-of-light/

Titan

"Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has a denser atmosphere than Earth and a surface where rain, rivers, and seas are made of liquid hydrocarbons rather than water."https://spacedaily.com/t-titans-atmosphere-is-thicker-than-earths-its-rivers-and-lakes-are-made-of-methane-and-ethane-and-nasa-is-sending-a-nuclear-powered-drone-there-because-on-saturns-largest-m/

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Planets in our Backyard

"We have learned a lot about the planets in our own backyard, and for a long time we assumed the rest of the galaxy looked roughly the same."https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/the-most-common-type-of-planet-in-the-galaxy-may-not-look-anything-like-earth-on-the-inside