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, June 24, 2026

Fierce Solar Storms



"During the fierce solar storms of 2024, people in places far south — places where no one expected to see auroras — snapped photos of luminous green and purple light rippling in the sky."


https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/nasa-daring-rescue-space-telescope-090000211.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Voyager 1



"Voyager 1 is the fastest and most distant object people have ever built."

https://spacedaily.com/t-voyager-1-has-been-travelling-non-stop-since-1977-faster-than-a-speeding-bullet-every-second-of-every-day-and-it-has-not-yet-reached-the-distance-of-a-single-light-year-from-earth/

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

SpaceX

"SpaceX just notched a remarkable launch-dominance milestone."


https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/launch-monster-spacex-has-lofted-more-satellites-than-everyone-else-in-history-combined?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61ACBB3C-8283-4A8A-A52F-B9E7A4E99ED2&utm_source=SmartBrief

Menstruation in Microgravity



"One new mission is setting out to study menstruation in microgravity for the first time ever."


https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/menstruation-in-space-will-be-studied-for-1st-time-with-operation-period?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61ACBB3C-8283-4A8A-A52F-B9E7A4E99ED2&utm_source=SmartBrief

Swift Space Observatory



"For over 20 years, NASA's Swift space observatory has been conducting prolific science in orbit, hunting for signs of gamma-ray bursts — the most powerful explosions in the universe."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/no-one-thought-it-was-going-to-be-possible-a-space-telescope-is-falling-out-of-space-this-is-nasas-daring-plan-to-save-it?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61ACBB3C-8283-4A8A-A52F-B9E7A4E99ED2&utm_source=SmartBrief

Parker Solar Probe



"When NASA’s Parker Solar Probe passed through the solar corona during perihelion encounters at the heliospheric current sheet, its instruments recorded energetic protons at energies far above what existing models of particle acceleration at that location could account for."


https://spacedaily.com/n-nasas-parker-solar-probe-flew-in-and-out-of-the-solar-corona-and-found-a-source-of-high-energy-particles-that-no-existing-model-had-predicted/

Monday, June 22, 2026

Strange Clump of Stars

"A strange clump of stars near the Milky Way's core may be the battered remnant of something far more complex than previously thought."https://mashable.com/science/james-webb-space-telescope-terzan-5-bulge-fossil-fragment