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Views of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station – September 4, 2019

Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views at 9:48 a.m. Eastern time September 4 of Hurricane Dorian from 260 miles in altitude as it …

Opening the International Space Station for Commercial Business on This Week @NASA – June 7, 2019

The International Space Station is open for commercial business, another space station resupply mission successfully completed, and making a virtual landing …

Supply Spacecraft Heads to the Space Station

The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo craft launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket March 22, …

LADEE Launches!

LADEE, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer robotic probe launched Friday night atop an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur V rocket. The first deep space mission from Wallops Flight Facility, LADEE will orbit the moon to collect information about its atmosphere and environmental influences on lunar dust. Data from LADEE will help scientists better understand […]

Meet NASA's 2020 Earth Expeditions

Did you know NASA studies snowstorms, sinking coastlines, wildfires and many other processes affecting life on Earth? Join our experts live as we preview five new airborne science campaigns taking to the field in 2020 to explore questions critical to understanding our home planet. Tune in for the live broadcast from Hangar 703 at our […]

Meet NASA’s 2020 Earth Expeditions

Did you know NASA studies snowstorms, sinking coastlines, wildfires and many other processes affecting life on Earth? Join our experts live as we preview five new airborne science campaigns taking to the field in 2020 to explore questions critical to understanding our home planet. Tune in for the live broadcast from Hangar 703 at our […]

Expedition 30 Soyuz Spacecraft Integration and Rocket Roll Out to the Launch Pad

The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft and its booster were moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a railcar on December 19, 2011, for final preparations prior to launch to the International Space Station on December 21. The TMA-03M will carry Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit […]

Mars Science Laboratory Lifts Off for Red Planet

NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun the journey to Mars after its Atlas V rocket launched successfully from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 26. Ten instruments aboard MSL will provide new data about whether the area within and around Mars’ Gale Crater could ever have supported microbial life. The Mars Science Laboratory is […]

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Reveals the Depth of Jupiter's Colored Bands

For hundreds of years, this gaseous giant planet appeared shrouded in colorful bands of clouds extending from dusk to dawn, referred to as zones and belts. Story: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-juno-findings-jupiter-s-jet-streams-are-unearthly The bands were thought to be an expression of Jovian weather, related to winds blowing eastward and westward at different speeds. This animation illustrates a recent discovery […]

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Reveals the Depth of Jupiter’s Colored Bands

For hundreds of years, this gaseous giant planet appeared shrouded in colorful bands of clouds extending from dusk to dawn, referred to as zones and belts. Story: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-juno-findings-jupiter-s-jet-streams-are-unearthly The bands were thought to be an expression of Jovian weather, related to winds blowing eastward and westward at different speeds. This animation illustrates a recent discovery […]