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  1. APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 4 – The… 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. The Not-So-Hidden […]

    NASA · 2026-11-04T05:05:00Z

  5. Astronaut and Earth

    CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk is pictured during the Oct. 29, 2026, spacewalk. The International Space Station was soaring 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph. Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon installed a new roll-out solar array on the space station and performed some get-ahead work […]

    NASA · 2026-11-03T16:37:42Z

  7. TB 26-10 Printed Circuit Board Assembly Chip Resistor Body Cracking

    For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download PDF here Chip resistors are widely used in NASA projects, yet cases of alumina substrate cracking during environmental testing are rare. Two instances of thick-film chip resistor cracking were observed during thermal cycling after vibration, with fractures occurring across the short axis due […]

    NASA · 2026-11-03T15:35:14Z

  9. NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day

    Students across the country will have the opportunity to connect directly with the International Space Station during a live, interactive in-flight call with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Mark Rober STEM content creator and founder of ClassCrunchLabs Foundation. The event, hosted by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, celebrates National STEM Day by bringing real‑world science, […]

    NASA · 2026-11-03T15:15:50Z

  11. APOD: 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 […]

    NASA · 2026-11-03T05:05:00Z

  13. The Pacific’s Busy Storm Season

    Super Typhoon In-fa developed an unusually large eye, and the remnants of Typhoon Champi transitioned into an extratropical storm that targeted Alaska.

    NASA · 2026-11-03T05:01:00Z

  15. Happy 65 Years: NASA’s Johnson Space Center Then and Now

    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 […]

    NASA · 2026-11-02T21:35:59Z

  17. TB 26-09 Measured Hammer-Tap Inputs

    For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. 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 · 2026-11-02T20:47:41Z

  19. NASA’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. Crew members Matthew Montgomery (left), James Spicer (middle left), Ross Elder (middle right), and Ellen Ellis (right) spent more than a year […]

    NASA · 2026-11-02T18:50:42Z

  21. What’s Up: November 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

    Meteor 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 · 2026-11-02T18:19:58Z

  23. NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-25 Station Resupply Launch

    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 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 · 2026-11-02T17:33:22Z

  27. APOD: 2026 November 2 – A Long Cloud on Mars

    APODScienceAPODAPOD: 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…

    NASA · 2026-11-02T05:05:00Z

  29. Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon

    Amid the warm hues of fall foliage, Pine Creek Gorge forms a deep scar in the Allegheny Plateau.

    NASA · 2026-11-02T05:01:00Z

  31. APOD: 2026 November 1 – Colors of the Moon

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 1 –… 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. Colors of the […]

    NASA · 2026-11-01T04:05:00Z

  33. APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet

    APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 31 –… 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. Night on a […]

    NASA · 2026-10-31T04:05:00Z

  35. NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants

    America’s newest aerospace expo and air show – MAX POWER – is fast approaching, and NASA has announced key events beginning Friday, Nov. 6, and running through Sunday, Nov. 8, hosted on and near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Through multiple park experiences at MAX POWER, NASA and a variety of external collaborators […]

    NASA · 2026-10-30T19:31:02Z

  37. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head

    Intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely sculpted over time by the intense ultraviolet radiation and winds from massive stars in the Carina Nebula. As this stellar feedback […]

    NASA · 2026-10-30T15:56:26Z