NASA at SXSW: Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche on Why Artemis Changes Everything

On March 21, 2026, NASA’s Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche took the stage at the Space House event at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, to outline NASA’s next giant leap in human spaceflight — from low Earth orbit to the Moon, and ultimately Mars.  As NASA prepares for a new era of exploration, Wyche made clear that the agency’s Artemis […]

April 20, 2026 at 08:00PM
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NASA, Organ Sharing Network UNOS to Study Faster Organ Transport

Every second counts in the life-saving world of medical transplants. To help address that urgency, NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is teaming up with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to explore faster, more reliable ways to transport donor organs using advanced aviation technologies.  NASA Langley and UNOS will collaborate under a new Space Act Agreement announced […]

April 20, 2026 at 08:00PM
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What Are Ames’ Contributions to Artemis II?

NASA successfully sent four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, setting the stage for future lunar landing missions. As the agency continues to push the bounds of space exploration, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley provided essential support in preparing for the mission.  Artemis II was the first crewed test flight under NASA’s […]

April 20, 2026 at 08:00PM
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NASA Wins Two Webby Awards, Five Webby People’s Voice Awards

NASA was recognized today by the 30th Annual Webby Awards with two Webby Awards and five Webby People’s Voice Awards, the latter of which are awarded by the voting public. Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet, The Webbys now honors excellence in 8 major media types: Websites & Mobile Sites; Video & Film; Advertising, Media & PR; […]

April 20, 2026 at 08:00PM
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A Fresh Look at the Crab Nebula

This observation from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, released on March 23, 2026, gives an unparalleled, detailed look at the aftermath of a supernova and how it has evolved over the telescope’s long lifetime. Hubble captured the nebula’s intricate filamentary structure, as well as the considerable outward movement of those filaments over 25 years, at a […]

April 20, 2026 at 08:00PM
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NASA to Cover Progress 95 Spacecraft Launch, Docking

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 95 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 6:21 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 25 (3:21 a.m. Baikonur time on […]

April 20, 2026 at 08:00PM
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NPR News: Animal activists celebrate their first global 'Sanctuary Day'

Animal activists celebrate their first global 'Sanctuary Day'
It's been 40 years since animal advocates founded a sanctuary for farm animals in New York and California, and they say April 17 is their first global sanctuary day.

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