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.

Friday, July 10, 2026

Vantor


"Vantor, the American Earth-observation company formerly known as Maxar, is now rebuilding chosen stretches of the planet as three-dimensional models and delivering them within a day of imaging — a commercial first, the company says, and one aimed as much at autonomous machines as at the analysts and militaries who have always been its customers."


https://spacedaily.com/sd-on-july-1-2026-the-company-once-known-as-maxar-began-selling-3d-maps-of-earth-it-can-refresh-within-a-day-or-sharpen-to-15-centimeters-built-less-for-people-to-study-than-for-the-autonomous-dron/

Horizon Probe



"NASA's New Horizons probe has awakened after hibernating for nearly a year billions of miles into deep space."

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/08/nasa-new-horizons-pluto/3281783529518/

James Webb Space Telescope further inights



"NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of the universe and our place in it."


https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-studies-how-planet-survived-death-of-its-star/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Nancy Grace launches August 30, 2026



"NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now listed by NASA for launch on August 30, 2026, a little earlier than the September 2026 timing that has appeared in some recent coverage."


https://spacedaily.com/t-nasas-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-due-to-launch-in-september-2026-is-expected-to-discover-around-100000-exoplanets-in-a-single-mission-more-than-every-telescope-in-the-history-of-a/

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Mars was once like Earth



"Mars once had a global magnetic field, generated deep inside the planet, strong enough to deflect the solar wind much as Earth’s does today."

https://spacedaily.com/t-mars-once-had-a-magnetic-field-strong-enough-to-deflect-solar-wind-just-as-earths-does-now-when-it-collapsed-the-planet-lost-its-atmosphere-and-its-oceans-within-a-geologically-brief-peri/

Interstellar Space Begin



"Where does the Solar System end and interstellar space begin?"https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-horizons-watches-the-solar-wind-as-it-slows-down

Jupiters Closest Flyby



"On October 24, 2017, NASA's Juno spacecraft made its 8th close flyby of Jupiter."

https://www.ba-bamail.com/science-and-technology/amazing-new-images-of-jupiter/