Happy 65 Years: NASA’s Johnson Space Center Then and NowSixty-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 […]
TB 26-09 Measured Hammer-Tap InputsFor more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center,
[email protected]. Download the PDF version An instrumented hammer test does not require an idealized single half-sine waveform. When the complete force and response are measured accurately, crest ripples and separated contacts remain known inputs. Force shape changes excitation, but does not inherently invalidate the record. […]
NASA’s CHAPEA Crew “Returns” to EarthThe 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. Crew members Matthew Montgomery (left), James Spicer (middle left), Ross Elder (middle right), and Ellen Ellis (right) spent more than a year […]
What’s Up: November 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASAMeteor Showers, a Spacecraft Milestone, and a Supermoon Catch Taurid and Leonid meteors, spot Mars near Jupiter, celebrate Voyager 1’s light-day milestone, and watch November’s supermoon. Skywatching Highlights Transcript A month of meteor showers … a close pairing of Mars and Jupiter … and a supermoon! That’s What’s Up for November. November offers a buffet […]
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-25 Station Resupply LaunchMedia 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 spacecraft will launch in November to the orbital laboratory on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 25, […]
NASA’s Hubble Uncovers Case of Missing Oxygen in Nearby Dwarf GalaxiesNASA’s Hubble studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies and found that much of the oxygen they expected to see is missing.
APOD: 2026 November 2 – A Long Cloud on MarsAPODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 November 2 – A…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss 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 […]
Pennsylvania’s Grand CanyonAmid the warm hues of fall foliage, Pine Creek Gorge forms a deep scar in the Allegheny Plateau.
APOD: 2026 November 1 – Colors of the MoonAPODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 November 1 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss 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. Colors of the Moon Explanation: What color is the Moon? It depends on the night — and […]
APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky PlanetAPODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 October 31 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss 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. Night on a Spooky Planet Explanation: What spooky planet is this? Planet Earth on a dark and […]