Rise Goes to Washington

“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as the Artemis II astronauts speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. via NASA https://ift.tt/M6IeEtP

Perseverance Stuns in New Selfie

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de Charmes.” via NASA https://ift.tt/BGfyMn4

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir poses with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during an official portrait session at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. via NASA https://ift.tt/4h7V6gT

Glowing Views from the Space Station

This celestial image captured from a window on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station highlights the Milky Way rising above Earth's atmospheric glow. via NASA https://ift.tt/zHZUcFV

A Light in the Dark

A sliver of the edge of Earth is brightly illuminated against the vast darkness of space. via NASA https://ift.tt/9XKxIE2

Unlocking the Mystery of X-ray Dots

A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of sources that astronomers have found in the early universe in recent years. via NASA https://ift.tt/RlnUPvw

Building on America’s 65-Year Legacy of Human Spaceflight

America’s first human spaceflight begins as the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) space vehicle, with astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. aboard, launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida on May 5, 1961. via NASA https://ift.tt/GarCkzV