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.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Two Blue green Worlds

"Two blue-green worlds near the edge of the solar system may conceal different histories beneath their clouds."https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/neptune-and-uranus-appear-to-have-significantly-different-chemical-origins/

Cosmological simulations

"Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory completed two of the largest cosmological simulations ever, modeling 13.4 trillion dark matter particles across a 28.6-billion-light-year region of the universe."https://interestingengineering.com/space/aurora-supercomputer-massive-universe-simulations

Mars Flight

"NASA researchers are developing the future of flight on Mars, laying the groundwork for helicopters with the ability to fly higher and farther while conducting science on the Red Planet."https://phys.org/news/2026-10-nasa-experimental-mars-helicopter-blade.html#google_vignette

Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets

"SpaceX has indicated that it would cease launches of its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets to concentrate on the Starship by the end of the International Space Station's operation in 2030."

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/opinion-crew-dragon-retiring-nasa-140000538.html

Monday, October 26, 2026

Psyche heads to Mars

"With a successful Mars gravity assist in its rearview mirror, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has fired up its thrusters and is accelerating to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name."https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/psyche/2026/10/22/pedal-to-the-metal-nasas-psyche-heads-toward-asteroid-belt/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202642

Green Star

"Astronomers for the first time have identified a green star, documenting a dense stellar remnant called a white dwarf that became a ghostly shade of chartreuse after ingesting rocky debris from planets that once had orbited it."https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/newly-identified-green-star-leaves-090252472.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Japan Mars mission

"Japan will launch the first spacecraft designed to travel to Mars and return to Earth on Monday, bringing back soil from one of the planet's potato-shaped moons."https://mashable.com/science/how-to-watch-jaxa-mars-mission-phobos-launch?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter