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NASA Unlocks Golden Age of Innovation, Exploration in Trump’s First Year
One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA is delivering measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and cutting-edge technology. These advances mark the beginning of a new Golden Age of American space leadership driven by clear national direction and historic investment through the Working Families Tax Cut Act. Since his inauguration as the 47th President of the…
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How Long, Not Long
On March 24, 1965, a march from the campus of City of St. Jude to the Alabama state capitol building in Montgomery marked the culmination of a campaign that transformed voting rights in the United States. The historic event included more than 25,000 civil rights activists—including more than 3,000 people who had walked from Selma—who gathered and camped at the Catholic social…
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Intricacies of Helix Nebula Revealed With NASA’s Webb
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own Sun and planetary system. In Webb’s high-resolution look, the structure of the gas being shed off by a dying star comes into full focus. The image reveals how stars recycle their material back into the cosmos,…
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Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects
A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. To the left, an actively forming star called a protostar casts its glow on the surrounding gas and dust, creating a reflection nebula. Two dark stripes on opposite sides of the bright point (upper left)…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Discuss Space Station Science Mission
After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their science expedition aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will answer…
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NASA Receives 15th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion
For the 15th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2025 financial statements. The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASA’s financial statements conform with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for federal agencies and accurately present the agency’s financial position. “NASA has delivered a complete and reliable report…
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Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures
Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble took these infant star snapshots in an effort to learn how massive stars form. Protostars are shrouded in thick dust that blocks light, but Hubble can detect the near-infrared emission that shines through holes formed by the protostar’s jets of…
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Castrol unveils a new documentary in collaboration with Lunar Outpost: a worldwide premiere at Space Center Houston
Castrol has unveiled Drive Me to the Moon, a fascinating ‘edutainment’ documentary created in collaboration with Colorado-based Lunar Outpost, a leader in planetary mobility and in-space infrastructure. The film provides an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the engineering and ingenuity required for next-generation mobility on the Moon. The film marks the culmination of a three-year collaboration between Castrol and Lunar Outpost on Lunar Voyage…
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What You Need to Know About NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission
NASA is weeks away from sending astronauts farther than any crew has traveled before, with the agency’s second mission in its Artemis campaign. The Artemis II Press Kit now is available with information on the mission, astronauts, and other resources for media. “Artemis II will be a momentous step forward for human spaceflight. This historic mission will send humans farther from Earth…
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NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security
Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The system aims to keep air traffic management safe from disruption and protect data transferred between aircraft and ground stations from being intercepted or manipulated. For aviation and airspace operations to remain safe, users need to be able to…
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