Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers
Reported by NASA
Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight. From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone celebrations, their ...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:02 +0000
APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor
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APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 19 – The…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featu...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:05 +0000
Life On Earth May Have Had A Cold Start
Reported by Universe Today
Nitrous oxide (otherwise known as laughing gas) is likely a key atmospheric component of life in the cosmos....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:33 +0000
Even Near a Supermassive Black Hole, Stars Enrich the Interstellar Medium
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Astronomers know that evolved AGB stars shed their outer layers, contributing to the makeup of the interstellar medium. But new JWST observations show this can happen even near a supermassive black hole, where powerful radiation could obliterate molecules....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000
NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
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Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firef...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:49 +0000
NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
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NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastruct...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:03 +0000