Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NASA’s Artemis IV moon mission will be a complicated affair — especially if SpaceX’s Starship ends up being the lunar lander. For all of the changing components of the Artemis program over the past several years, one of its most persistent may be the question of how many refueling flights Starship will need to land astronauts on the moon. By summer 2021, it was common knowledge that Starship would…
Read MoreAPOD: 2026 November 3 – Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 3 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor Explanation: Did this meteor come from that comet? Probably not. Although many meteors do originate from comets, there are thousands of comets that have visited the inner Solar System recently, and matching meteors to them can be tricky. And to be clear,…
Read MoreThe Pacific’s Busy Storm Season
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory The Pacific’s Busy Storm Season Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search Tropical cyclone activity in the Northwest Pacific Basin has been elevated since April 2026, when Sinlaku surged to…
Read MoreHappy 65 Years: NASA’s Johnson Space Center Then and Now
6 Min Read Happy 65 Years: NASA’s Johnson Space Center Then and Now View of the Manned Spacecraft Center during construction in 1963. Sixty-five years ago, a bold vision took root in Houston: a NASA center dedicated to human spaceflight. Since its founding, NASA’s Johnson Space Center has helped lead the nation’s human spaceflight program, supporting missions from Project Mercury through Artemis. Today, Johnson serves as NASA’s Center of Excellence for Human Spaceflight, and its workforce is helping to usher in a Golden Age of innovation and discovery. Johnson is…
Read MoreNASA’s CHAPEA Crew “Returns” to Earth
The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside for the first time in more than a year following the end of their simulated Mars journey on Oct. 31, 2026.
Read MoreNASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-25 Station Resupply Launch
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is pictured on Oct. 9, 2026, in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release into Earth orbit after a nearly six‑month stay attached to the International Space Station’s Unity module. The orbital outpost was soaring 263 miles above the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Madagascar, at the time of this photograph. Credit: NASA Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL…
Read MoreAPOD: 2026 November 2 – A Long Cloud on Mars
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 2 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. A Long Cloud on Mars Explanation: What’s causing this unusually long cloud on Mars? Known as the Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud (AMEC) and first recorded by NASA’s Viking Orbiter 2 in 1977, the strange cloud has been imaged…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Grand Canyon
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search October 25, 2026 NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison North-central Pennsylvania is canyon country with an Appalachian flair. Pine Creek Gorge reaches…
Read MoreNASA’s Swift space telescope is about to crash to Earth. Where will it fall?
Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NASA’s Swift space telescope is expected to crash back to Earth in the next few days. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory will reenter Earth’s atmosphere in an uncontrolled fashion, after a robotic rescue mission failed to boost the scope to a higher orbit. Swift launched to Earth orbit back in November 2004. Over the next two decades, it studied gamma-ray bursts — the most powerful explosions in the universe…
Read More5 bright planets to spot in November — when and where to see them
Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter This is a great month for planet watching, either in the evenings or mornings. During convenient evening hours, the planet of choice is Saturn, visible well up in the southern sky during mid-to-late evening hours. Telescopically, the southern side of its famous ring system is currently tilted about 6½ degrees to our line of sight. Around the middle of the night, Mars and Jupiter come into view above the…
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