Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland

With hardly a cloud in sight, astronauts had a sweeping view of nighttime lights in the U.S. Midwest.

November 3, 2026 at 07:00PM
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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 […]

November 2, 2026 at 07:00PM
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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 […]

November 2, 2026 at 07:00PM
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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, […]

November 2, 2026 at 07:00PM
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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 […]

November 2, 2026 at 07:00PM
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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.

November 2, 2026 at 07:00PM
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NPR News: Archaeologists are using chemistry to learn more about mummies

Archaeologists are using chemistry to learn more about mummies
Ancient Egyptian mummy remains were once marketed as medicine. Research finds at least some of these products came from real human remains and that mummy materials keep bodies preserved for millennia.

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