NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence
Reported by NASA
As NASA plans long-term missions on the Moon, the agency could use robots to perform routine tasks, allowing crew members to dedicate more time to science and exploration. However, robotic motion control requires complex technology and advances in features...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000
Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments
Reported by NASA
The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help propel Artemis III astronauts on their journey to space shipped from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah on June 2. The eight booster...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:05 +0000
NASA’s Proposed EVE Mission Aims to Solve the Radius Valley Mystery
Reported by Universe Today
A debate has been raging amongst planetary scientists for over a decade - why are there so few exoplanets with a radius of about 1.8 times that of the Earth? Exoplanets are currently largely grouped into two distinct groups - “super Earth” are below th...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:12 +0000
NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’
Reported by NASA
The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum is helping connect many of the pieces. A team of astronomers led...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00 +0000
Jim Irons, Former Landsat Project Scientist, Wins Pecora Award
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Landsat’s Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award. Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00 +0000
GLOBE Mission Earth Educators Participate in Land Cover Community of Practice
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During the 2025-2026 school year, educators from the NASA Science Activation Program’s GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) Mission Earth project participated in a specialized Community of Practice led by NASA Langley Resear...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:43 +0000