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Artemis II Recovery Training
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-ksc-20260127-ph_kaa01-0070/
Published: March 3, 2026 17:49
Off the coast of California, NASA’s Artemis Landing and Recovery team and the Department of War that will work together to retrieve the Artemis II crew and Orion spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean are performing…
Sunglint on Atlantic Ocean
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Published: March 2, 2026 16:54
The sun's glint beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above.
Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/carbothermal-reduction-demonstration-card-project-testing-2/
Published: February 27, 2026 18:49
The Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project aims to demonstrate the carbothermal reduction of lunar regolith to produce oxygen on the Moon's South Pole. For this test, the team integrated the solar concentrator, mirrors, and software and…
Inside Project Hail Mary
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Published: February 26, 2026 17:21
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with the people behind "Project Hail Mary" and the audience during a panel about the movie at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026.
Making an Entrance
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Published: February 25, 2026 19:45
NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.
Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/uranus-january-2025/
Published: February 24, 2026 15:03
For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, uncovering how temperature and charged particles vary with height across the planet.
Perseverance’s Landing
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Published: February 23, 2026 16:27
This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021.
Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38
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Published: February 20, 2026 14:52
NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026, as a waning crescent Moon hovers above.
Crystals Grown in Space
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Published: February 19, 2026 16:12
This image of lysozyme crystals grown aboard the International Space Station was taken after the crystals returned to Earth in April 2024. Lysozyme is a protein found in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, and milk. It is used as a control compound to…
Fishing Boats and City Lights
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/gmt364_12_12_zena-cardman_southeast-asia-fishing-fleets/
Published: February 18, 2026 17:27
Fishing boats illuminate the Arabian Sea along India’s west coast with green lights designed to attract squid, shrimp, sardines, and mackerel in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station, orbiting 259 miles above Earth. At lower right,…
Stormy, Snowy Winter for Hokkaido
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Published: February 17, 2026 17:28
Northern Japan, especially the island of Hokkaido, is home to some of the snowiest cities in the world. Sapporo, the island's largest city and host of an annual snow festival, typically sees more than 140 days of snowfall, with nearly 6 meters (20 feet)…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launch
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Published: February 13, 2026 15:43
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and…
Shimmering Light in Egg Nebula
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Published: February 12, 2026 16:13
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals the clearest view yet of the Egg Nebula. This structure of gas and dust was created by a dying, Sun-like star. These newest observations were taken with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3.
Crew-12 Members and Insignia
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Published: February 11, 2026 15:55
From left, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew members – Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot – pose next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew…