August Sky Showcases Perseid Meteor Shower and Partial Lunar Eclipse
A partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the United States, from Alaska to North Carolina, with the Moon taking a small bite out of the Sun and varying coverage by location.
» readNASA to preview 250th anniversary event at Kennedy Space Center news conference
A news conference will be held by NASA at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug.
» readNASA opens first major new wind tunnel in over 40 years at Langley Research Center
The opening of the facility was announced by NASA leadership and Virginia government officials on Friday, July 31, 2026. The Flight Dynamics Research Facility at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, represents the agency’s first…
» readNASA tests fire-resistant webbing for future lunar and Mars missions
A new webbing material that meets NASA's flammability standards for use in elevated oxygen environments on future lunar and Martian missions has been identified.
» readNASA and SpaceX test upgraded Super Heavy rocket booster for Artemis III
New wind tunnel tests on SpaceX's Super Heavy Version 3 rocket booster were completed by NASA and its industry partners in preparation for next year's Artemis III demonstration mission.
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