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April 25th, 2025 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Navigation Technology
Science in Space April 2025 Humans have always been explorers, venturing by land and sea into unknown and uncharted places on Earth and, more recently, in space. Early adventurers often navigated by the Sun and stars, creating maps that made it easier for others to follow. Today, travelers on Earth have sophisticated technology to guide […]
April 23rd, 2025 16:27:50 EDT -0400 NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in California
Students from Santa Monica, California, will connect with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 12:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 29, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel. Media interested in covering the event must RSVP by […]
April 23rd, 2025 10:16:37 EDT -0400 NASA Astronaut Don Pettit to Discuss Seven-Month Space Mission
Media are invited to a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, April 28, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston where astronaut Don Pettit will share details of his recent mission aboard the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety […]
April 22nd, 2025 12:26:24 EDT -0400 Sunshine on Earth
The Sun’s glint beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March 5, 2025. The space station serves as a unique platform for observing Earth with both hands-on and automated equipment. Station crew members have produced hundreds of thousands of images, recording phenomena […]
April 21st, 2025 05:14:56 EDT -0400 NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 32nd SpaceX Resupply Station Mission
Following the successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services mission, new scientific experiments and supplies are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying approximately 6,700 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA, lifted off at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch […]
April 19th, 2025 22:57:55 EDT -0400 NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Complete Space Station Expedition
NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth Saturday, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, concluding a seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station. The trio departed the space station at 5:57 p.m. EDT aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft before making a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 9:20 p.m. (6:20 a.m. on Sunday, […]
April 18th, 2025 13:42:06 EDT -0400 NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 93, Hold Preview News Conference
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on April 24, 2025, to add the recording from the news conference previewing the spacewalk. Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on April 21, 2025, to reflect updated start times for the spacewalk and associated NASA+ broadcast on Thursday, May 1. Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International […]
April 17th, 2025 16:32:32 EDT -0400 NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Colorado Students
Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel. The event, hosted by Woodland Park High School, […]
April 17th, 2025 10:00:00 EDT -0400 NICER Status Update
April 17, 2025 Following Repair, NASA’s NICER Improves Daytime Measurements A NASA X-ray telescope on the International Space Station called NICER, or Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer, has regained additional daytime observation capabilities thanks to repairs completed during a spacewalk and a reconfiguration of its detectors. In May 2023, NICER developed a light leak in […]
April 17th, 2025 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and future space missions. Pettit also shared what he calls “science of opportunity” to demonstrate how experimenting with our surroundings […]
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