By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center For more than 50 years, Landsat has imaged Earth’s land and near-shore surfaces as the satellites descend in midmorning orbit, when daily sunlight is optimal. That’s just what they’ve always done. Currently, Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 circle the globe while also making better use of their ascending paths,
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree view of a region filled with low ridges called boxwork formations between Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 2025 (the 4,714th to 4,741st Martian days, or sols, of the mission). At 1.5 billion pixels, this is one of the largest panoramas Curiosity has ever taken (the rover’s largest panorama
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its right navigation camera — one of two on the rover’s mast, or head — to capture the images in this timelapse, which spans six years of driving. The images were snapped between Jan. 2, 2020, and March 8, 2026 (the 2,633rd and 4,830th Martian day, or sol, of the
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Principal Investigator(s): Jason Williams, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Overview: The Cold Atom Laboratory examines investigates quantum phenomena by cooling atoms to near absolute zero. Two hardware upgrades launched on NG-24 expand the laboratory’s capabilities on the International Space Station. The SM-3X module collects more atoms and provides greater flexibility for quantum experiments, while the HXM-1 module upgrades the electronics powering
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Imagine what a mission could accomplish if it were possible to put the combined expertise of the science and operations teams onboard a spacecraft. It could detect events and then use that information to determine its next actions in real time without input from humans. Event-driven autonomous operations will be key to a new class
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Cosmic Origins Program Active Galactic Nuclei Science Interest Group (AGN SIG) Diffuse Gas in Cosmic Ecosystems Science Interest Group (DGCE SIG) Galaxies Science Interest Group (Galaxies SIG) Habitable Worlds Observatory Science Interest Group (HWO SIG) Infra-Red Science and Technology Integration Group (IR STIG) Stars Science Interest Group (STARS SIG) Time Domain and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Science
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The bright whites of mountain snow, muted browns of the arid plains, and gem-like blues and teals of glacial lakes typically dominate the Patagonian color palette. But for a short time in the austral autumn, temperate deciduous forests add splashes of warm tones. On April 12, 2026, a break in the clouds allowed the Landsat
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The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 95 spacecraft docked to the aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 8 p.m. EDT Monday. The spacecraft is delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 74 crew. It will remain docked to the orbiting laboratory for about six months before departing for a planned destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded
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NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 95 spacecraft is continuing toward its planned 8 p.m. EDT autonomous docking to the aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module. It launched at 6:21 p.m. April
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Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech Historical Date April 23, 2026 Language NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took 33 images in Gale Crater using its mast-mounted Right Navigation Camera (Navcam) to create this mosaic. The seam-corrected mosaic provides a 360-degree cylindrical projection panorama of the Martian surface centered at 175 degrees azimuth (measured clockwise from north). Curiosity took the images
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