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38. <description><![CDATA[The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The SpaceX spacecraft, loaded with nearly 6,500 pounds [&#8230;]]]></description>
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42. <p>The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.</p>
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46. <p>The SpaceX spacecraft, loaded with nearly 6,500 pounds of cargo for the space station’s Expedition 74 crew, is scheduled to autonomously dock at about 7 a.m. Sunday, May 17, to the forward port of the station’s Harmony module.</p>
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50. <p>Watch NASA’s live rendezvous and docking coverage beginning at 5:30 a.m. on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-spacex-34th-commercial-resupply-services-rendezvous-and-docking/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Flivetv%2Fref%3Datv_hm_liv_LRad2e3b_slct%3FserviceToken%3Dv0_Cl0KJGUwMTYwNTQwLWU2NjMtNGE1OC05MDczLTZiMmRmYjI5NWMyNRDwyY266jIaLExpNitvL2dzaDBoR0NjVGdhVGdLTHptYkF6dHpuZ29zb2VJMDZ6YWhmZEk9IAESBmZpbHRlchgBIgRob21lKgRsaXZlWj8KDGxpbmVhckZpbHRlchIvCi1hbXpuMS1wdi1saW5lYXItbGl2ZV90YWItZmlsdGVyLWxlYXJuX2V4cGxvcmV6AIIBBjAAUABwAA%253D%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjames.j.russell%40nasa.gov%7C8177d6c8cb4042e8f95b08ddea585804%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638924387337676217%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NwUFH7%2FdmWk52mJT5%2FpUqruWjyJi0txZm0tzjwGXM7E%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener">Amazon Prime</a>, and the agency’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/nasa" rel="noopener">YouTube</a> channel. Learn how to watch <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/general/how-to-stream-nasa-tv/">NASA content</a> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.</p>
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54. <p>In addition to cargo for the crew aboard the space station, Dragon will deliver several new experiments, including a project to determine how well Earth-based <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=9042">simulators</a> mimic microgravity conditions, a <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=9451">bone scaffold</a> made from wood that could produce new treatments for fragile bone conditions like osteoporosis, and <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=9561">equipment</a> to help researchers evaluate how red blood cells and the spleen change in space. The Dragon spacecraft also will carry a new instrument to study <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-storie-mission-to-tell-tale-of-earths-ring-current/" rel="noopener">charged particles</a> around Earth that can impact power grids and satellites, an investigation that could provide a fundamental understanding of <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=8568">how planets form</a>, and an instrument designed to take highly <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/clarreo-pathfinder/" rel="noopener">accurate measurements</a> of sunlight reflected by Earth and the Moon.</p>
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58. <p>These experiments are just a sample of the hundreds of investigations conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory in the areas of biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, and Earth and space science. For more than 25 years, people have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and making research breakthroughs that aren’t possible on Earth. The space station helps NASA understand and overcome the challenges of human spaceflight, expand commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit, and build on the foundation for long-duration missions to the Moon, as part of the Artemis program, and to Mars.</p>
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62. <p>The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the station until mid-June, when it will depart and return to Earth with time-sensitive research and cargo, ahead of splashing down off the coast of California.</p>
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66. <p>Learn more about International Space Station research, operations, and its crews at:</p>
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78. <p>Jimi Russell<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href="mailto:james.j.russell@nasa.gov">james.j.russell@nasa.gov</a></p>
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82. <p>Danielle Sempsrott / Leejay Lockhart<br>Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br>321-867-2468<br><a href="mailto:danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov">danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:leejay.lockhart@nasa.gov">leejay.lockhart@nasa.gov</a></p>
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161. <p>This close-up image of the rock was produced by Curiosity’s Mast Camera, or Mastcam, <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-takes-close-look-at-rock-that-got-stuck-on-drill/" rel="noopener">on May 6</a>. Nicknamed “Atacama,” the rock is estimated to be 1.5 feet in diameter at its base and 6 inches thick. It would weigh roughly 28.6 pounds on Earth (and about a third of that on Mars). The circular hole produced by Curiosity’s drill is visible in the rock.</p>
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165. <p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-rover-frees-its-drill-from-a-rock/" rel="noopener">See Atacama stuck on Curiosity’s drill</a>.</p>
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169. <p>Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS</p>
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176. <title>Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition</title>
177. <link>https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-sights-galaxy-in-transition/</link>
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180. <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
181. <category><![CDATA[Active Galaxies]]></category>
182. <category><![CDATA[Astrophysics]]></category>
183. <category><![CDATA[Astrophysics Division]]></category>
184. <category><![CDATA[Galaxies]]></category>
185. <category><![CDATA[Goddard Space Flight Center]]></category>
186. <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
187. <category><![CDATA[Lenticular Galaxies]]></category>
188. <category><![CDATA[The Universe]]></category>
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191. <description><![CDATA[This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms. Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially obscure the galaxy’s full face, while red, blue, and orange light from distant galaxies shines through its diffuse outer […]]]></description>
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299. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">This NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveals the lenticular galaxy, NGC 1266. This enigmatic post-starburst galaxy has a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no discernable spiral arms.</div>
300. <div class="hds-credits">NASA, ESA, K. Alatalo (STScI); Image Processing: G. Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)</div>
301. </figcaption></div>
302. </div>
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304. <p>This NASA <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/" rel="noopener">Hubble Space Telescope</a> image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms. Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially obscure the galaxy’s full face, while red, blue, and orange light from distant galaxies shines through its diffuse outer regions and dots the inky-black background.</p>
305. <p>NGC 1266 is a lenticular galaxy located some 100 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus (the Celestial River). Astronomers classify lenticulars as transitional galaxies that represent an evolutionary bridge between spirals and ellipticals. Lenticulars are “lens-shaped” and have a bright central bulge and flattened disk like spirals, but they have no spiral arms and little to no star formation like ellipticals.</p>
306. <p>As interesting as this galaxy’s structure and lenticular classification are, those traits aren’t its most intriguing features. NGC 1266 is a rare post-starburst galaxy that is in transition between a galaxy that experienced a major burst of star formation and a quieter elliptical galaxy. Post-starburst galaxies have a young population of stars but few star-forming regions. Roughly one percent of the local galaxy population is a post-starburst galaxy.</p>
307. <p>Astronomers think that NGC 1266 had a minor merger with another galaxy some 500 million years ago. The merger spurred the formation of new stars and increased the mass of the galaxy’s central bulge while funneling gas into its supermassive black hole. The additional matter made the black hole much more active, creating an active galactic nucleus or AGN. The black hole’s increased activity would have generated powerful winds and jets of gas along its axis of rotation. Over time, the burst of new stars and the black hole’s powerful jets would deplete the galaxy’s reservoir of star-forming gas, while the turbulence generated in these processes suppressed new stars from forming in the gas that remained.</p>
308. <p>Observations by Hubble and other observatories reveal a strong outflow of gas from the galaxy and that the space between its stars is shocked or highly disturbed. Researchers found that any remaining stellar nurseries are in the core of the galaxy, and that very little to no star formation happens beyond that core. These observations suggest the supermassive black hole in the galaxy’s heart may be suppressing star birth by stripping or ejecting star-forming gas from the galaxy. The shockwaves from this process would create turbulence that disturbs the gas and dust between stars enough to stop any remaining matter from gravitationally condensing into infant stars.</p>
309. <p>Post-starburst galaxies like NGC 1266 are ideal subjects for astronomers to study the complex physical processes that suppress star formation. They help us better understand the evolution of galaxies and how supermassive black holes interact with their hosts.</p>
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395. <li class="article-tag"><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble" rel="noopener">Hubble Space Telescope</a></li>
396. <li class="article-tag"><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/category/universe/galaxies/active-galaxies/" rel="noopener">Active Galaxies</a></li>
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416. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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421. <span>Hubble Space Telescope</span><br />
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423. </h3>
424. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe.</p>
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557. <figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=2880&#038;h=1920&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" width="2880" height="1920" src="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=2880&#038;h=1920&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="A global map shows changes in artificial light at night from 2014 to 2022, with increases shown in yellow and orange and decreases shown in purple." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=2880&#038;h=1920&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2880w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=683&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1365&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=900&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/picturing-earth-in-a-new-light/nightlights_global_20142022.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1333&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2">
558. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Some parts of the planet are shown to brighten (gold) and some dim (purple) in an analysis of nearly a decade of nighttime lights data from NASA’s Black Marble product. </div>
559. <div class="hds-credits">NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison</div>
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563. <p>Maps can show more than just where things are—they can also show how things change. New maps of artificial light reveal a planet that has been reshaping its nights through patterns of brightening and dimming.</p>
564. <p>The maps are based on a recent analysis of NASA’s <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/projects/black-marble" rel="noopener">Black Marble</a> data, which found that instead of a gradual increase in artificial light at night over the course of nearly a decade, the patterns are much more nuanced. The analysis portrays a world flickering with industrial booms and busts, construction, and blackouts, as well as more gradual shifts, such as policy-driven retrofits.</p>
565. <p>NASA’s Black Marble product uses observations from the <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/instruments/viirs" rel="noopener">VIIRS</a> (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) sensors on the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/suomi-npp/" rel="noopener">Suomi-NPP</a>, NOAA-20, and NOAA-21 satellites to produce records of nighttime lights at daily, monthly, and yearly time scales. The VIIRS <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/blog/announcing-viirs-nighttime-imagery-day-night-band" rel="noopener">day-night band</a> detects nighttime light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe signals such as city lights, reflected moonlight, and auroras.</p>
566. <p>The map above shows changes in brightness across most of the inhabited world (between 60 degrees south and 70 degrees north). Yellow and gold areas are where there has been more brightening during the study period, from 2014 to 2022, and purple areas are where there has been more dimming.  </p>
567. <p>The visualization below shows the same data for the Eastern Hemisphere. Note that this version includes some artistic touches, such as simulated sunlight and shadows, while the nighttime lights data overlaid on the globe remain grounded in the scientific analysis. The image was featured on the <a href="https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/652/issues/8109" rel="noopener">cover of <em>Nature</em></a>, where <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10260-w" rel="noopener">the study</a> was published in April 2026.</p>
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572. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">An analysis of nearly a decade of nighttime lights data (2014-2022) from NASA’s Black Marble product revealed areas of brightening (gold) and dimming (purple) shown here across the Eastern Hemisphere. </div>
573. <div class="hds-credits">NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison</div>
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577. <p>Overall, the researchers found that global radiance increased by 34 percent during the study period, but that surge masks large areas of dimming. Such “bidirectional changes” often happen side by side. In the U.S., for example, West Coast cities grew brighter as their populations increased, while much of the East Coast showed dimming, which the team attributed to the increased use of energy-efficient LEDs and broader economic restructuring.</p>
578. <p>The authors concluded that internationally, nighttime light surged in China and northern India along with urban development, while LEDs and energy conservation measures coincided with reduced light pollution in Paris and throughout France (a 33 percent dimming), the UK (22 percent dimming), and the Netherlands (21 percent dimming). European nights dimmed sharply in 2022 during a regional energy crisis that followed the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.</p>
579. <p>Large versions of the maps on this page can be downloaded below. Animations showing annual changes in nighttime lights throughout the study period are available from NASA’s <a href="https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5634/" rel="noopener">Scientific Visualization Studio</a>.</p>
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581. <p><em>NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using data from <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10260-w" rel="noopener">Li, T., et al. (2026</a>). Story by Sally Younger adapted for Earth Observatory by Kathryn Hansen. </em></p>
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644. <h2 class="wp-block-heading">References &#038; Resources</h2>
645. <ul class="wp-block-list">
646. <li>Li, T., <em>et al</em>. (2026) <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10260-w" rel="noopener">Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity</a>. <em>Nature</em>, 652, 379–386.</li>
647. <li>NASA (2026, April 13) <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/human-dimensions/earth-at-night/nasa-night-light-imagery-tracks-us-energy-transition-global-volatility/" rel="noopener">NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility</a>. Accessed May 14, 2026.</li>
648. <li>NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (2026, April 8) <a href="https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5634/" rel="noopener">Global Nighttime Lights Change (2014–2022)</a>. Accessed May 14, 2026.</li>
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679. <div class="display-flex flex-align-center label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-auto"><svg version="1.1" class="square-2 margin-right-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" style="enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;" xml:space="preserve"><g><g><path d="M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z"/><path d="M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z"/></g></g></svg><span>Article</span></div>
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687.            <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/northern-glow-spans-iceland-and-canada/" class="hds-content-item-heading" rel="noopener"></p>
688. <div class="hds-a11y-heading-22">Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada</div>
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691.                    3 min read                </div>
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701.            <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/shades-of-a-lunar-eclipse/" class="hds-content-item-heading" rel="noopener"></p>
702. <div class="hds-a11y-heading-22">Shades of a Lunar Eclipse</div>
703. <p>            </a></p>
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705.                    3 min read                </div>
706. <p class="margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.</p>
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770. <span>Explore Earth Science</span><br />
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783. <span>Earth Science Data</span><br />
784. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg><br />
785. </h3>
786. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">Open access to NASA’s archive of Earth science data</p>
787. </p></div>
788. </p></div>
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801. <title>NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network</title>
802. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/nasa-draws-on-industry-for-mars-telecommunications-network/</link>
804. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren E. Low]]></dc:creator>
805. <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
806. <category><![CDATA[Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate]]></category>
807. <category><![CDATA[Communicating and Navigating with Missions]]></category>
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812. <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth communications is necessary to relay science data, high-definition imagery, and critical information during Mars missions. The network will use high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiters at the Red Planet to support future surface, orbital, and human exploration. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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815.  
816. <p>On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the <a href="https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/61134227fd0b4729813a5b863ee4bef4/view" rel="noopener">Mars Telecommunications Network</a>.</p>
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820. <p>Reliable, high bandwidth communications is necessary to relay science data, high-definition imagery, and critical information during Mars missions. The network will use high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiters at the Red Planet to support future surface, orbital, and human exploration.</p>
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824. <p>This RFP builds on a draft released April 2, as well as insights gathered during the accompanying industry day at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where commercial partners provided feedback on agency objectives for the Mars Telecommunications Network.</p>
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828. <p>The request seeks responses that address both current and future operational missions. It also seeks a science payload accommodation that will be selected by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. Industry is asked to respond within 30 calendar days of the posting, and the network should be ready to operate at Mars no later than 2030.</p>
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832. <p>The Mars Telecommunications Network is part of NASA’s evolving space architecture, extending continuous network services beyond Earth to the Moon and Mars. The Mars Telecommunications Network is part of NASA’s SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/communicating-with-missions/scan-enabling-moon-to-mars/">Moon to Mars</a> strategy, and is enabled by the direction and funding provided by Congress in the Working Families Tax Cut Act.</p>
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899. <title>NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo</title>
900. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/cryogenic-fluid-management-cfm/nasa-industry-prepare-cryogenic-fuel-technology-demo/</link>
902. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee Mohon]]></dc:creator>
903. <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
904. <category><![CDATA[Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM)]]></category>
905. <category><![CDATA[Kennedy Space Center]]></category>
906. <category><![CDATA[Marshall Space Flight Center]]></category>
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911. <description><![CDATA[NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep space missions. The Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration, or LOXSAT, will test cryogenic fluid management technologies necessary for creating in-space propellant depots, essentially gas stations in space, that could support long-term exploration. During a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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913.  
914.  
915. <p>NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep space missions. The Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration, or LOXSAT, will test cryogenic fluid management technologies necessary for creating in-space propellant depots, essentially gas stations in space, that could support long-term exploration.</p>
916.  
917.  
918. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1366" height="2048" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?w=1366" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="The LOXSAT payload is displayed inside Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex in Long Beach, California." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg 5464w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=768,1151 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=1025,1536 1025w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=1366,2048 1366w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/csn-1518-rotated.jpg?resize=1334,2000 1334w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">The LOXSAT payload is displayed inside Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex in Long Beach, California. </div><div class="hds-credits">Rocket Lab</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
919.  
920.  
921. <p>During a nine-month mission, LOXSAT will demonstrate 11 cryogenic fluid management technologies. Eta Space built LOXSAT as part of a NASA <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-partners-to-advance-tipping-point-technologies-for-the-moon-mars/">Tipping Point</a> opportunity, and Rocket Lab is providing spacecraft and launch services to deliver it to low Earth orbit. The LOXSAT payload has been integrated with a Rocket Lab Photon satellite bus and will launch aboard the company’s Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula no earlier than July 17.</p>
922.  
923.  
924.  
925. <p>The technologies that LOXSAT will demonstrate were selected to address the core challenges of using cryogenic, or super-cold, propellants in microgravity, including reducing boiloff, transferring propellant, maintaining tank pressure, and gauging propellant levels. Data collected from these tests will support development of future in-space propellant depots that could refuel spacecraft as they journey to the Moon, Mars, or other deep space destinations.</p>
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928. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Members of NASA’s Cryogenic Fluid Management project tour Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex in Long Beach, California, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 . The portfolio project team had the opportunity to view the LOXSAT payload and the setup for vibration testing. Credit" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg 6960w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img-7201.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Members of NASA’s Cryogenic Fluid Management project tour Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex in Long Beach, California, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 . The portfolio project team had the opportunity to view the LOXSAT payload and the setup for vibration testing. Credit</div><div class="hds-credits">Rocket Lab</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
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931. <p>NASA’s LOXSAT team is composed of members of the Cryogenic Fluid Management Portfolio Project from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, and Kennedy Space Center in Florida.&nbsp;The cryogenic portfolio’s work is part of NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/space-technology-mission-directorate/">Space Technology Mission Directorate</a> and includes more than 20 individual technology development activities.</p>
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1061. </div>
1062.  
1063. <div id="" class="hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards"> <div class="grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0">
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1076. <span>Missions</span>
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1112. <span>Solar System</span>
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1127. <title>Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station</title>
1128. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/fresh-food-delivery-for-space-station/</link>
1130. <dc:creator><![CDATA[HQ Web Team]]></dc:creator>
1131. <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
1132. <category><![CDATA[Christopher L. Williams]]></category>
1133. <category><![CDATA[International Space Station (ISS)]]></category>
1134. <category><![CDATA[Jack Hathaway]]></category>
1135. <category><![CDATA[Jessica U. Meir]]></category>
1136. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?post_type=image-article&#038;p=995220</guid>
1137.  
1138. <description><![CDATA[NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in this April 19, 2026, photo. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft delivered a shipment of fresh food, including oranges, apples, onions, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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1141.  
1142. <p>NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in this April 19, 2026, photo.</p>
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1145.  
1146. <p>Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft delivered a shipment of fresh food, including oranges, apples, onions, and peppers, to the International Space Station. Cygnus XL also brought over 2,300 pounds of new research hardware and science experiments that the space station crew will use to explore&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=9410">blood stem cells</a>&nbsp;to treat cancers and blood disorders and study ways to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=9301">protect astronaut gut health</a>. Other gear delivered aboard Cygnus XL include an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=8035">advanced exercise system</a>&nbsp;from ESA, new eye-imaging hardware, oxygen and nitrogen tanks to recharge spacesuits, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/nasas-northrop-grumman-crs-24-mission-overview/">more</a>.</p>
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1150. <p><em>Image credit: NASA/Chris Williams</em></p>
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1157. <title>Ice Moves Out of Aniak</title>
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1161. <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
1162. <category><![CDATA[Earth Observatory]]></category>
1163. <category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
1164. <category><![CDATA[Landsat 9]]></category>
1165. <category><![CDATA[Snow]]></category>
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1256. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">A frozen river winds from east to west past Aniak, Alaska. Nearby meandering channels are also frozen, and much of the surrounding land is snow-covered.</div>
1257. <div class="hds-credits">NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison</div>
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1262. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">A river winds from east to west past Aniak, Alaska. Some stretches of the wide channel are still frozen over, while others contain broken-up ice. Most of the surrounding land is snow-free.</div>
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1275. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">A frozen river winds from east to west past Aniak, Alaska. Nearby meandering channels are also frozen, and much of the surrounding land is snow-covered.</div>
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1283. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">A river winds from east to west past Aniak, Alaska. Some stretches of the wide channel are still frozen over, while others contain broken-up ice. Most of the surrounding land is snow-free.</div>
1284. <div class="hds-credits">NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison</div>
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1324. The landscape along the Kuskokwim River near Aniak, Alaska, is frozen on April 21, 2026 (left), while spring melt and river ice breakup are evident on May 7, 2026 (right). Both images were acquired with the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat/oli/" rel="noopener">OLI</a> (Operational Land Imager) on <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat-9/" rel="noopener">Landsat 9</a>. NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison. </div>
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1331. <p>Thawing may be a welcome sight for Alaskans following a <a href="https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/record-setting-cold-march-in-alaska" rel="noopener">remarkably cold</a> winter and early spring in much of the state. But with melting comes the threat of rapid flooding in low-lying areas as river ice breaks up and periodically jams.</p>
1332. <p>The landscape along the Kuskokwim River appeared frozen in a <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat-9/" rel="noopener">Landsat 9</a> image acquired on April 21, 2026 (left). According to observations published by the <a href="https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/riverNotes" rel="noopener">Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center</a>, river ice near the town of Aniak was thick and still covered in deep snow as of April 16. The Kuskokwim ice road connecting numerous villages traces a dark line down the river. The thick river ice supported a route that extended about 350 miles (560 kilometers) in winter 2025-2026 and shut down for the season on April 10, according to <a href="https://www.kyuk.org/public-safety/2026-04-10/kuskokwim-ice-road-closes-for-the-2026-season" rel="noopener">news reports</a>.</p>
1333. <p>Conditions were changing quickly around May 7, when the right image was acquired. The previous day, the front of the ice breakup had nearly reached Aniak, and a sheet of grounded ice caused a <a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/k-12-education/ice-snow/what-ice-jam" rel="noopener">jam</a> that stretched <a href="https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/spring-2026-river-break-up-to-may?open=false#%C2%A7kuskokwim-river-break-up" rel="noopener">21 miles</a> (34 kilometers) upstream. News reports showed ice chunks several feet thick <a href="https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/05/09/mothers-day-weekend-may-weather-action/" rel="noopener">piled up on riverbanks</a> around the town. Ice became unstuck by May 7, and the backup, visible above (right), had started to flow downstream.</p>
1334. <p>Aniak remained at risk, however, as ice clogged the river later that night, this time several miles downstream from the community. Waters began to rise, and a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeteorologistAaronMorrison/posts/a-flood-warning-has-been-issued-for-aniak-as-the-river-watch-team-has-reported-w/1354153339863198/" rel="noopener">flood watch</a> was issued for the town on May 8. Water inundated <a href="https://www.kyuk.org/public-safety/2026-05-09/thermal-breakup-on-the-kuskokwim-may-bode-well-for-many-communities-while-aniak-remains-under-flood-warning" rel="noopener">low-lying areas</a> and encroached on homes and businesses near the east side of the runway, according to <a href="https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/riverNotes" rel="noopener">reports</a>, before receding two days later.</p>
1335. <p>Flooding caused by <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-18-1-9.htm" rel="noopener">spring breakup</a> can be most hazardous when heavy snowpack and thick ice remain in place from the winter and there’s a sudden transition from freezing to warmer temperatures. In what is known as a dynamic breakup, snowmelt encounters intact ice and causes water to back up quickly. On the other hand, if ice weakens before significant snowmelt or ice from upstream arrives, jams are less likely to form.</p>
1336. <p><a href="https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/04/25/projected-late-river-breakup-could-lead-dangerous-flooding-potential-alaska/" rel="noopener">Forecasters noted</a> that spring 2026 showed warning signs of a dynamic breakup. Snowpack was above average in some major river drainages, and historically low temperatures marked the winter and spring months in many places. For example, the <a href="https://www.weather.gov/arh/climate?wfo=afc" rel="noopener">March average temperature</a> in Bethel, downstream of Aniak, was 14 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius) below normal. However, floods had been relatively minor along the large rivers through early May, <a href="https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/spring-2026-river-break-up-to-may" rel="noopener">experts noted</a>, while cautioning that more severe flooding still has the potential to develop quickly.</p>
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1401. <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>References &#038; Resources</strong></h2>
1402. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1403. <li>Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter (2026, May 8) <a href="https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/spring-2026-river-break-up-to-may" rel="noopener">Spring 2026 River Break-up to May 8th</a>. Accessed May 13, 2026.</li>
1404. <li>Alaska’s News Source (2026, May 9) <a href="https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/05/09/mothers-day-weekend-may-weather-action/" rel="noopener">Mother’s Day weekend: May weather action</a>. Accessed May 13, 2026.</li>
1405. <li>Alaska’s News Source (2026, April 24) <a href="https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/04/25/projected-late-river-breakup-could-lead-dangerous-flooding-potential-alaska/" rel="noopener">A projected late river breakup could lead to dangerous flooding potential in Alaska</a>. Accessed May 13, 2026.</li>
1406. <li>Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center (2026) <a href="https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/riverNotes" rel="noopener">River Notes</a>. Accessed May 13, 2026.</li>
1407. <li>KYUK (2026, May 9) <a href="https://www.kyuk.org/public-safety/2026-05-09/thermal-breakup-on-the-kuskokwim-may-bode-well-for-many-communities-while-aniak-remains-under-flood-warning" rel="noopener">Thermal breakup on the Kuskokwim may bode well for many communities, while Aniak remains under flood warning</a>. Accessed May 13, 2026.</li>
1408. <li>Lindsey, S. (2019) <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-18-1-9.htm" rel="noopener">Spring breakup on the Yukon: What happens when the ice stops</a>. <em>Alaska Park Science,</em> 18(1): 70-75.</li>
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1511. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/image-of-the-day/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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1516. <span>Earth Observatory Image of the Day</span><br />
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1519. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">NASA&#8217;s Earth Observatory brings you the Earth, every day, with in-depth stories and stunning imagery.</p>
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1523. </p></div>
1524. <p> </a><br />
1525. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/explore/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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1529. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1530. <span>Explore Earth Science</span><br />
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1536. </p></div>
1537. <p> </a><br />
1538. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/data/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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1541. <div>
1542. <h3 class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1543. <span>Earth Science Data</span><br />
1544. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg><br />
1545. </h3>
1546. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">Open access to NASA’s archive of Earth science data</p>
1547. </p></div>
1548. </p></div>
1549. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="1536" height="768" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?w=1536" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png 3600w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=300,150 300w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=768,384 768w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=1024,512 1024w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=1536,768 1536w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=2048,1024 2048w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=400,200 400w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=600,300 600w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=900,450 900w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=1200,600 1200w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png?resize=2000,1000 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure>
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1552. </div>
1553. </p></div>
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1560. <item>
1561. <title>NASA-Supported Space Tech Advances Earthly Construction</title>
1562. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/technology/tech-transfer-spinoffs/nasa-supported-space-tech-advances-earthly-construction/</link>
1564. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Wagner]]></dc:creator>
1565. <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
1566. <category><![CDATA[Technology Transfer & Spinoffs]]></category>
1567. <category><![CDATA[Spinoffs]]></category>
1568. <category><![CDATA[Technology Transfer]]></category>
1569. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?p=995596</guid>
1570.  
1571. <description><![CDATA[An innovative 3D printing process that advanced NASA’s approach to outfitting a lunar habitat is making buildings on Earth beautiful, efficient, and strong.&#160; Instead of building&#160;structures&#160;layer by layer, Branch Technology Inc.&#160;of&#160;Chattanooga,&#160;Tennessee,&#160;has developed&#160;a&#160;process&#160;the company&#160;calls&#160;Freeform 3D Printing, which creates shapes with lightweight lattice structures that can be filled or covered. The company uses the technique to manufacture [&#8230;]]]></description>
1572. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro"><div class="width-full maxw-full article-header"><div class="margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full"><p class="label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0">3 min read</p><h1 class="display-48 margin-bottom-2">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)</h1></div></div></div>
1573.  
1574. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png"><img decoding="async" width="1342" height="780" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?w=1342" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Two boxy structures, one with an office-like interior and the other with an eating area, side-by-side in a hangar-like location" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png 1342w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?resize=300,174 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?resize=768,446 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?resize=1024,595 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?resize=400,232 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?resize=600,349 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?resize=900,523 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lunar-habitat-e1778695522319.png?resize=1200,697 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1342px) 100vw, 1342px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Branch’s work outfitting a prototype of a lunar surface habitat they developed, pictured here, under a cooperative agreement with Marshall Space Flight Center, helped the company evolve its printing processes.</div><div class="hds-credits">Credit: Branch Technology Inc.</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1575.  
1576.  
1577. <p>An innovative 3D printing process that advanced NASA’s approach to outfitting a lunar habitat is making buildings on Earth beautiful, efficient, and strong.&nbsp;</p>
1578.  
1579.  
1580.  
1581. <p></p>
1582.  
1583.  
1584.  
1585. <p>Instead of building&nbsp;structures&nbsp;layer by layer, Branch Technology Inc.&nbsp;of&nbsp;Chattanooga,&nbsp;Tennessee,&nbsp;has developed&nbsp;a&nbsp;process&nbsp;the company&nbsp;calls&nbsp;Freeform 3D Printing, which creates shapes with lightweight lattice structures that can be filled or covered. The company uses the technique to manufacture visually interesting, modular building elements, such as wall panels and cladding.&nbsp;</p>
1586.  
1587.  
1588.  
1589. <p></p>
1590.  
1591.  
1592.  
1593. <p>“Our process eliminates a ton of material from something that otherwise might be printed solid all the way through,” said David Goodloe, who leads&nbsp;Branch Technology’s&nbsp;Advanced Concepts team, which manages the company’s NASA collaborations.&nbsp;</p>
1594.  
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1597. <p></p>
1598.  
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1600.  
1601. <p>In 2017,&nbsp;the company&nbsp;won Phase II of&nbsp;NASA’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/prizes-challenges-and-crowdsourcing/centennial-challenges/3d-printed-habitat-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">3D-Printed Habitat Challenge</a>,&nbsp;a public&nbsp;competition to build a habitat for deep space exploration.&nbsp;</p>
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1605. <p></p>
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1609. <p></p>
1610.  
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1612.  
1613. <p>Tracie&nbsp;Prater,&nbsp;a technical manager in the Habitat Systems Development Branch at&nbsp;NASA’s&nbsp;Marshall&nbsp;Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Alabama,&nbsp;served as a subject matter expert for the&nbsp;challenge and worked with Branch&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;on a cooperative agreement.&nbsp;</p>
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1617. <p></p>
1618.  
1619.  
1620.  
1621. <p>“With the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, teams were focused on how to build a large habitat structure on a planetary surface,” said&nbsp;Prater. “But once that structure is pressurized and ready for crew occupancy, how do you populate it with systems and supplies?&nbsp;That’s&nbsp;what Branch was looking at through the cooperative agreement — what their on-demand fabrication process enables in terms of novel designs for interior items.”&nbsp;</p>
1622.  
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1624.  
1625. <p></p>
1626.  
1627.  
1628.  
1629. <p>NASA’s&nbsp;parameters for the&nbsp;habitat challenge&nbsp;led&nbsp;Branch&nbsp;to&nbsp;develop&nbsp;its nozzles to extrude&nbsp;unique&nbsp;lattice structures as well as more traditional layers.&nbsp;The company&nbsp;uses this dual capability&nbsp;frequently&nbsp;in its wall panels where traditionally printed sections offer solid substrates for attaching fasteners.&nbsp;</p>
1630.  
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1633. <p></p>
1634.  
1635.  
1636.  
1637. <p>The polymers Branch extrudes were informed by its materials science&nbsp;research&nbsp;for the&nbsp;3D-Printed&nbsp;Habitat Challenge, which asked that print material be made of something like the dust and rocks found on the Martian surface and mission recyclables. Branch&nbsp;came up with&nbsp;a basalt fiber-reinforced plastic and from that work went on to develop&nbsp;an optimal&nbsp;loading recipe for its terrestrial “inks.”&nbsp;</p>
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1644.  
1645. <p>These&nbsp;innovations&nbsp;exemplify the purpose of&nbsp;<a href="https://technology.nasa.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NASA’s Technology Transfer</a>&nbsp;program&nbsp;within the Space Technology Mission Directorate, which uses&nbsp;space-based&nbsp;solutions to&nbsp;improve life on Earth.&nbsp;For 50 years, NASA has documented&nbsp;the&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;benefits&nbsp;of space technology&nbsp;through&nbsp;the agency’s&nbsp;Spinoff publication.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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1796. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/plugins/nasa-blocks/assets/images/topic-cards/topic-card-sample-1.jpg" ></figure> </div>
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1801. <div>
1802. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1803. <span>Humans in Space</span>
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1805. </p>
1806. </div>
1807. </div>
1808. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/plugins/nasa-blocks/assets/images/topic-cards/topic-card-sample-2.jpg" ></figure> </div>
1809. </a>
1810. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/prizes-challenges-and-crowdsourcing/centennial-challenges/3d-printed-habitat-challenge/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
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1813. <div>
1814. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1815. <span>3D-Printed Habitat Challenge</span>
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1817. </p>
1818. </div>
1819. </div>
1820. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="1041" height="585" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg?w=1041" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg 1041w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spacexarch_final.jpg?resize=900,506 900w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px" /></figure> </div>
1821. </a>
1822. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/space-technology-mission-directorate/technology-transfer-spinoffs/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
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1825. <div>
1826. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1827. <span>Technology Transfer &amp; Spinoffs</span>
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1829. </p>
1830. </div>
1831. </div>
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1840. </item>
1841. <item>
1842. <title>Rise Goes to Washington</title>
1843. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/rise-goes-to-washington/</link>
1845. <dc:creator><![CDATA[HQ Web Team]]></dc:creator>
1846. <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
1847. <category><![CDATA[Artemis 2]]></category>
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1849.  
1850. <description><![CDATA[“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day [&#8230;]]]></description>
1851. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1295" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Rise, the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, sits on a wooden desk. A NASA astronaut is in the foreground." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg 4552w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=768,486 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=1024,647 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=1536,971 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=2048,1295 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=400,253 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=600,379 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=900,569 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=1200,759 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nhq202605120023orig.jpg?resize=2000,1264 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-credits">NASA/Joel Kowsky</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1852.  
1853.  
1854. <p>“Rise,” the <a href="https://youtu.be/QquPhtSOxas?si=HX7yTYZj_VEoJJPS&amp;t=58" rel="noopener">Artemis II zero gravity indicator</a>, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington.</p>
1855.  
1856.  
1857.  
1858. <p>NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II mission</a> took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026.</p>
1859.  
1860.  
1861.  
1862. <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72177720333631058/" rel="noopener">See more photos from the crew&#8217;s visit to the U.S. Capitol.</a></p>
1863.  
1864.  
1865.  
1866. <p><em>Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky</em></p>
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1873. <media:title type="plain">Moon Mascot Ready to Rise with Artemis II</media:title>
1874. <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Meet Rise! The Moon Mascot for the Artemis II mission will fly along with the crew, carrying 5,647,889 names on this journey around the Moon. People from aro...]]></media:description>
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