3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The members of NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class pose with rock samples collected during their geology training at the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico, in May 2026. NASA/Helen Arase Vargas Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the…
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 15 – A… 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. A Daytime…
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NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano view progress on the solid rocket booster integration in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Bresnik, Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, and Bob…
In April, the world watched as four humans circled the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with NASA’s Artemis II mission. On Saturday, Sept. 19, the public is invited to look up again with NASA events across the country, including the International Observe the Moon Night celebration held at NASA’s Goddard Space…
NASA will host an International Observe the Moon Night celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the official visitor center for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. International Observe the Moon Night celebrates the Moon, the science behind it, and its connection…
Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr., a World War II platoon leader, earned the Medal of Honor for valorous action in southeast France in 1944, during Operation Dragoon. Source: www.war.gov
For recruits assigned to the 926th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, their journey starts long before basic military training. The 926th Wing Development and Training Flight bridges the gap for them between civilian life and operational military service. Source: www.war.gov
The amphibious transport dock ships USS New York, USS Arlington and USS Somerset carry an enduring connection to 9/11, and have turned national remembrance into operational readiness and global deterrence. Source: www.war.gov