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.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

ESCAPADE



"NASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a sustained engine burn to slingshot themselves toward Mars."https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-escapade-completes-powered-earth-flybys-now-en-route-to-mars/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4
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Planning to save Hubble



"NASA is reviving discussions to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope, which is operating well but is on track to reenter Earth's atmosphere about six years from now."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/nasa-asks-industry-for-ideas-about-saving-hubble-space-telescope?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4
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Looking for Astronauts



"Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base?"


https://apnews.com/article/nasa-astronauts-moon-space-789a68a0425551b9870b17911eaa042e?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

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Sunday, November 8, 2026

Solar Panels for Outer Space



"A new study suggests that solar panels in space could meet up to 80 percent of Europe’s renewable energy needs by 2050."https://www.optimistdaily.com/2025/09/could-space-based-solar-panels-power-europes-clean-energy-future/
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Blind Spots of Telescopes



"Even the world’s most powerful telescopes have their blind spots."

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/11/hidden-planet-emerges-from-the-glare?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=space

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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Swift Re-entry

"NASA expects its Swift space telescope to re-enter Earth's atmosphere early Wednesday, ending over two decades of Swift's monitoring of sudden, powerful events in space."https://mashable.com/science/how-to-track-nasa-swift-space-telescope
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Studying GRBs



"Originally designed as a satellite dedicated to studying GRBs — gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the cosmos — Swift also monitors active galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, studies stars undergoing X-ray flares, nova outbursts, and supernova explosions, observes comets and asteroids in our own solar system, and conducts long-term observations of a variety of objects."https://science.nasa.gov/mission/swift/science/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4
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